Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
Senator Scott Wiener’s S.B. 960 passed the Assembly floor yesterday, and is now headed to the Senate for a final vote to approve amendments made in the Assembly. Quite a few amendments were made to the bill, particularly in the Assembly Transportation Committee.…
The following first appeared at Metro’s The Source newsblog. Our TAP-to-Exit pilot program is expanding to the E Line’s Downtown Santa Monica Station on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The TAP-to-Exit program is where riders must tap their fare cards when exiting…
A bill that would have closed loopholes in state law that requires refineries to monitor their emissions was rejected by Governor Newsom today. S.B. 674, from Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), sought to strengthen a 2017 law, A.B. 1647, that…
The following article first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. A poster on Reddit, misken67, has been sharing some fascinating and informative visualizations of recent Metro rail and BRT ridership data. SBLA shares misken67’s maps, graphs, and insights below, but if…
The following story first appeared at Streetsblog California. California is planning to pursue untested, problematic hydrogen battery trains to reach its zero emission goals for rail travel – not overhead catenary wire, the well-tested, cleaner, most efficient way to power…
My family and I just spent two weeks vacationing in London. As with my previous post-vacation pieces I can’t claim expertise regarding London livability. But I will share some observations I think might be interesting to SBLA readers. If you…
White dudes. Cat Ladies. Trainspotters? Meet “Train Lovers for Harris/Walz,” the latest of the disparate groups that have formed to boost Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The group, the brainchild of Green New Deal…
The following is a submission from Pier Communications. It’s “First Come, First Save!” for guests coming to the pier to enjoy the last few weeks of summer at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, now through August 23. Guests…
What began as a five-year, $54 billion plan to invest in climate action in 2022 has shrunk and changed. A new report calls the $45 billion that has been allocated so far a commendably massive new investment in the climate…
The following is a submission from Downtown Santa Monica Inc. Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. is thrilled to announce the grand opening of the inaugural Roll @ Santa Monica, a seasonal roller skating rink located in the heart of the beach…
Note: The California Bicycle Coalition is preparing to release a report, Incomplete Streets: Caltrans Fails to Protect Vulnerable Road Users, in August. This post is the third in a series of excerpts from their research. We have to give Caltrans credit for doing…
Below is a run-down of some of the more noteworthy items from Thursday’s Metro board meeting. Metro Ridership Keeps Growing Metro transit ridership is up! June 2024 was the nineteenth consecutive month of year-over-year ridership increases. In June, Metro had…
The following article is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium could see a future rebirth, following a unanimous vote by the Santa Monica City Council Tuesday to enter into negotiations with Revitalization Partners…
Photo: Gage SkidmoreHey look, I got published in Streetsblog USA. As activists and journalists ponder what a Harris presidency would mean for the country’s efforts to combat climate change, her record as AG will doubtless be put under the microscope. …
Photo: Elvert Barnes The Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” — which authors at the Heritage Foundation hopes will serve as a blueprint for a second Trump presidency — promotes an ultra-conservative federal government that would be disastrous for public transit in…
