Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
It feels like year since our last legislative update, but there’s been a lot of hearings, movement, amendments, and more that happened in the capitol in the last month. Below is all of the legislation Streetsblog has been tracking. Assembly…
The city of Santa Monica will begin automated enforcement of vehicles parked illegally in bike lanes on May 1, marking a first-in-California effort to use camera technology mounted on parking enforcement vehicles to keep bike lanes clear. The new Automated Bike Lane…
This story first appeared at Streetsblog. Photo: Paul Martin, City of Costa Mesa Transportation Services Manager Arlis Reynolds, Costa Mesa City Councilmember Hunter Oatman-Stanford, Associate Planner, Caltrans District 4 Susan Lindsay, Complete Streets Lead Adviser, Caltrans HQ Jeanie Ward-Waller, Director…
With the way advocates, and news reports, were talking about Senate Bill 1361, legislation written in response to cities balking at supporting transit projects to avoid last year’s Senate Bill 79, a new law facilitating greater density near major transit stops, one would have…
On Monday night, the Assembly Transportation Committee advanced four pieces of legislation designed to regulate the growing e-bike and e-motorcycle industries. As the popularity of e-bikes and e-motorcycles has grown, so has the number of crashes and fatalities. There is…
The following is a submission from the office of State Senator Ben Allen. Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades/Santa Monica) celebrated the passage of SB 894 and SB 1297 out of committee this week to reduce fire risk across California. Both bills received bipartisan, unanimous…
Update: Staff for Senator Durazo reached out noting that our description of the legislation, which was based on what was said at the Metro meeting last week, is different than the analysis on the official legislative website, available here (click on the…
Public service announcement: never never ever park a car in a bus lane or at a bus stop! You will get a $293 citation. It’s not worth it. Don’t park in the bus lane. According to a new Transporation Department (LADOT)…
Yesterday, the California Senate Transportation Committee unanimously moved Senate Bill 1167, legislation by Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) that would create statewide definitions for e-bikes and regulate how faster, and more dangerous, e-motorcycles (e-motos) could be sold and marketed. You can watch yesterday’s…
It’s time for our monthly legislative update. In our last update, we only included legislation that Streetsblog had previously covered. Today, we’re adding legislation that was sponsored by groups such as CalBike, Streets for All, Streets Are For Everyone. Assembly Legislation…
Photo: AB 1976 seeks to make building projects such as the North Chorro Neighborhood Greenway in San Luis Obispo easier to build by cutting red tape. Assembly Bill 1976, introduced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Berkeley), has caught advocate’s attention after…
Two of the more bike-friendly westside cities – Culver City and Santa Monica – have green mobility projects under construction. Santa Monica Colorado and Broadway Improvements Santa Monica is installing a new westbound curb-protected bike lane on Colorado Avenue. The…
The City gives its official update on the Realignment Plan after last night’s council meeting. The city has seen a major decrease in crime with a fully staffed police department, and a downtown “glow-up” has made streets cleaner and more…
The following is a press release from Supervisor Horvath’s Office. Image: Horvath and Barger take part in the annual homeless count in 2025. Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath…
This story is a lightly edited version of one that appeared yesterday in Streetsblog Los Angeles. Below are four recent bike project updates. Some of these may benefit cyclists, but all are laden with serious drawbacks. Westside Bikeway Meetings Speaking…
