Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
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…
This Thursday the Metro board Operations Committee will receive a staff report with a few new details on Metro’s microtransit pilot, marketed as Metro Micro. Metro keeps trying to put a good face on the costly and inefficient program, which annually siphons…
Yesterday the Assembly Transportation Committee heard and passed a number of bills related to sustainable transportation, among others. In addition to the traffic safety bills discussed below, the committee also passed Senator Blakespear’s S.B. 1098, to create a regional working group…
The Building Standards Commission is updating the California Building Standards Code sections governing bicycle parking, pursuant to a 2022 law that CalBike helped pass. That law requires bicycle parking standards to be added to the code during its next update. The commission is…
“Jazz Phenomenon” (detail; collage) is one of the works featured in artist Ray McCray’s solo exhibition in the Emeritus Art Gallery at 1227 Second St., Santa Monica. Opening reception is free and will be held on Thursday, June 27 from 5 p.m.-6:30…
The Senate Transportation Committee met today to discuss a number of bills. Among the ones that passed without discussion – on the consent calendar- is A.B. 2259, from Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, that would create a bicycle safety handbook at the DMV.…
The next phase of the CA legislative session is kicking into gear as bills move into the next round of committee hearings. Today, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee made quick work of several bills. Transit, Bike, and Pedestrian Space in…
For more than fifty years, U.S. transportation planners and engineers have focused their energies and our investments on building a transportation system that moves private cars as quickly and efficiently as possible. This worked to make it easy for many…
I t is now three months since the March election when voters approved the Healthy Streets L.A. initiative, resoundingly supporting making L.A. streets safer and more multimodal. Measure HLA took effect April 9. Measure HLA requires the city of L.A. to gradually…
California claims the dubious distinction of having five of its metropolitan areas land on Smart Growth America’s list of the top twenty most dangerous cities for pedestrians. Bakersfield (#4), Fresno (#7), the Inland Empire (#12), Stockton (#19), and the Sacramento/Roseville/Folsom (#20)…
Metro is adding TAP fare card validators at the back doors of all its buses. Soon riders will be able to skip lines at the front door, instead boarding any door along the bus. All-door boarding is common on many…
Earlier this week, the CA Legislature released its own budget plan in response to Governor Newsom’s May Revise budget. Negotiations are ongoing, with discussions being held in various budget subcommittees today and next week, and the numbers are still preliminary and…
Note: This post was originally published on the California Bicycle Coalition’s blog. On Friday, May 24, bills had to be voted out of the house where they originated. Only two of the bills supported by the California Bicycle Coalition died in…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. Underwater listening sessions, a cardboard yacht regatta, pride events, summer solstice moments, special adults-only swims, along with a variety of sand and beach recreation is set for a summer…
