Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
The California Transportation Commission has been working on updating its guidelines for the CA State Highway Operations and Protection Program, known as the SHOPP, over the past six months. The SHOPP is the state’s largest highway funding program, and its…
The following is a press release from Metro. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will offer free rides on all Metro buses, trains, Metro Bike Share and Metro Micro on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Metro will not…
This article first appeared at Streetsblog L.A. Image: Joe Linton Metro transit ridership keeps growing. In September, weekday ridership hit a new milestone: one million average daily boardings. September also marked the twenty-second consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth. In…
The following was initially printed in, you guessed it, Streetsblog Los Angeles. The city of Santa Monica’s 20th Street Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Project opened about a month ago. Today, Streetsblog got a chance to bike there and take photos. The 1/8-mile-long Z-shaped…
Our old friend and Santa Monica native Abby Arnold took part in a Week Without Driving. You can read her preview here, follow her E-Trike journey here, discover what she discovered on two feet here, ride with her into San Francisco on a SMART Train/Ferry trip,…
Our friend Abby continues her Week without Driving adventures. You can read her preview here or follow her E-Trike journey here. A week after I bought my house in Santa Rosa I read in the local newspaper that the city was planning to…
This article first appeared at Streetsblog California. Our old friend, and current board member, Abby Arnold is taking the Week without Driving challenge in her new home in Santa Rosa. Read her first piece here, and the experience on her e-trike…
The following post first appeared at Calbike. Today, CalBike is releasing a new report: Incomplete Streets: Aligning Policy with Practice at Caltrans. The report details where Caltrans has succeeded in adding elements for people biking, walking, and taking transit when it repairs…
The following article first appeared at Streetsblog California. Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed S.B. 961 which would have enacted a first-in-the-nation requirement that all new vehicles sold in California install a device that would alert drivers with a beep or…
This story first appeared at Streetsblog California. Finally, state law will require Caltrans to plan and build a transportation system for everyone who uses California roads. Complete and Safer Streets Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener’s Complete Streets bill, S.B.…
This article first appeared at Streetsblog California. Governor Newsom signed three new laws that will help protect people living near oil and gas facilities, including one that overrides a court decision blocking local control over gas wells. The bills are:…
The following article by Amal Ahmed first appeared at Streetsblog USA. The image is from the “Streetsblog photoshop desk.” If you build it, they won’t drive. Cities can dramatically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by rezoning single-family housing areas for…
Governor Newsom signed a long list of bills last week. Among them were several that refine state laws aimed at making it easier to build housing, especially housing near transit. Here’s a quick look at two newly signed bills. There…
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog California. For our 10th anniversary celebration, Streetsblog California put together a short program celebrating our achievements. We still have some programs available – let us know if you want us to mail you…
The following is a press release from the Westside Council of Governments On June 13, 2024, the Westside Cities Council of Governments (WSCCOG) Board of Directors elected Santa Monica City Councilmember Oscar de la Torre as new Chair of the organization.…
