Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
The Active Transportation Program (ATP) has always been oversubscribed and underfunded; it’s almost a trope that is heard regularly at California Transportation Commission and Caltrans meetings. It’s been clear for a while that for projects that make biking and walking easier, safer, and…
The following is a submission from the Office of Supervisor Lindsey Horvath. At a press conference today, Congressmembers Ted Lieu (CA-36) and Judy Chu (CA-28) joined Los Angeles County Board Chair Lindsey P. Horvath, Supervisors Janice Hahn and Hilda L.…
Photo: Adam Coppola | It’s raining men (dead presidents, we mean). The story first appeared in Streetsblog USA. A series of road safety projects in Seattle had no negative effect on local businesses’ bottom lines and in many cases boosted them,…
Kendra Ramsey and Laura McCamy of CalBike and Laura Tolkoff from SPUR also contributed to this article. As our state heats up (literally), some of the most effective infrastructure for fighting climate change has been under siege. The governor cut $400…
Who’s excited about four more CicLAvia open streets events coming up this year!? Mark your calendars! Event information and maps included below. Totaling eight calendar year 2024 events, CicLAvia has already opened South L.A. Western Avenue, Wilmington, Venice Boulevard, and Melrose Avenue. Kudos to…
The following is a submission from CalBike. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) will hold a workshop next week to get public input on some choices it needs to make in administering Cycle 7 of the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The…
The following is a submission from the Santa Monica-Mailbu Unified School District. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and/or Afterschool Snack Program.…
The following is a submission from the Big Blue Bus. The Council also moved forward with the planned changes to routes to UCLA despite some objections from UCLA students and staff (yesterday’s story). At its July 9 meeting, the Santa…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. Income-qualifying Santa Monica residents can apply for a $2,000 voucher that can be used at select retail program partners for an e-bike, bicycle, and/or safety equipment such as a…
At the Tuesday, July 9, meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Supes are widely expected to move a measure to the fall ballot designed to reform and improve how the Supervisors works. The highlight of the…
Complete Streets Senator Scott Wiener was clearly disappointed, but he accepted the amendments to his Complete Streets bill suggested by Assembly Transportation Chair Lori Wilson to get it passed by the committee yesterday. It did, on a 7-1 vote. But…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. The west side of Los Angeles County, which includes Santa Monica, saw a nearly 20 percent decrease in the total population of people experiencing homelessness, according to numbers released…
Opening its two-day meeting today, the California Transportation Commission welcomed newly appointed commissioner Zahira Mann, president and CEO of the South Los Angeles Transit Empowerment Zone (SLATE-Z). The organization worked to get the South Los Angeles area designated as a “Promise…
At Tuesday’s Senate Transportation Committee hearing, several bills relating to regulating autonomous vehicles were discussed and moved forward. These are not the only bills on AVs currently being considered by the legislature, but yesterday’s discussions give an idea what lawmakers…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. City Manager David White announced the appointment of Feroz Merchhiya as chief information officer to lead the city’s Information Services Department, following a nationwide recruitment. Beginning his career…
