Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
Even after the exceptional reporting by CalMatters in its License to Kill series, which demonstrated how California is failing its residents through lax enforcement and weak traffic safety laws, the 2025 Legislature still failed to pass Assembly Bill 366. AB 366 was a modest effort…
Just because Senate Bill 79 was signed into law in October doesn’t mean the war over housing near transit in Los Angeles is over — it’s intensifying. Metro – L.A. County’s transportation agency – is now pushing to gut SB 79. City…
This story first appeared at Streetsblog USA. The new “abundance” agenda can deliver a wealth of equitable transportation options — but only if its proponents recognize how our glut of highways has contributed to the “scarcity” they say they hope to tackle,…
Registration is now open for the 2026 California Bicycle Summit, inviting bike advocates, planners, policymakers, and community leaders to Sacramento on April 22–24. You can register here. Hosted by the California Bicycle Coalition, this biennial event brings together hundreds of…
Metro is poised to approve a heavy rail subway project running in a tunnel from Westwood to the San Fernando Valley. This very likely means the dreadful monorail alternative is dead. The mega-project is called is the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. Ultimately, it…
On Friday, January 9, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2026–27 proposed state budget, presenting a balanced fiscal plan that aims to strengthen California’s financial footing while protecting prior progress and making historic investments in education and other core services. The…
In early December, Streetsblog shared photos of work underway on Caltrans State Route 2 Multimodal Project. At that time, project work was underway primarily along Alvarado Street in Echo Park. Today, Streetsblog spotted work underway on Santa Monica Boulevard in the…
Yes, Streetsblog keeps reporting Santa Monica’s excellent Bergamot/26th Street Station first/last mile bike/walk project as nearly complete. This time SBLA really means it! Yesterday SBLA biked through the area. Construction crews were out resurfacing Pennsylvania Avenue, where the city recently added…
Rideshare giant Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) is pushing a ballot measure in California that has ignited fierce debate among trial lawyers, consumer advocates, and public safety advocates — coming at a time when the company is simultaneously under intense legal…
The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies recently published a study evaluating the results of Metro’s Transit Ambassador program. A Path Forward for Transit Rider Experience and Safety: Lessons from the L.A. Metro Ambassador Pilot Program [full ~80-page report, 3-page policy brief]…
This year packed a wallop for transportation reform advocates across America — but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t anything to celebrate, or a lot of hope for the future. We covered the bad news yesterday, most of which was caused…
The following email was first published at Streetsblog USA. It’s no secret that installing new bike lanes can boost ridership and safety across sustainable transport modes — but leveraging data from shared bikes and scooters can help cities illustrate just…
The following story by John Greenfield first appeared in Streetsblog Chicago, where you can also read a full interview with the report author. Read the University of Illinois Champaign-Urban’s News Bureau’s writeup here. Check out an abstract for the article,…
At last week’s (December 4 and 5) meeting of the California Transportation Commission, the commission approved $1.1 billion in new funding for highway and road projects. Most of this funding was aimed at expanding zero-emission transit, improving safety on local roadways,…
California officials announced more than $140 million in federal traffic-safety grants, funding nearly 500 endeavors aimed at reducing deaths and serious injuries on streets and highways across the state. The grants, administered through the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), will…
