News from Santa Monica.
The dust is settling from the recent zoning ordinance update and downzoning amendments to the city’s Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE). It will take some time to really understand the impact of the decision to eliminate the possibility of…
2015 is an exciting time for transportation innovation in Los Angeles. We have a rapidly-expanding frequent transit and bicycle network. Technological innovation has already brought us reliable point-to-point mobility for passengers, real-time transit arrival and traffic incident information, and even…
Santa Monica Next sat down to talk with Rick Cole, who took the reins as Santa Monica’s city manager on June 29 after leaving his post at L.A. City Hall as deputy mayor in charge of budget and innovation. The Pasadena…
Santa Monica Next sat down to talk with Rick Cole, who took the reins as Santa Monica’s city manager on June 29 after leaving his post at L.A. City Hall as deputy mayor in charge of budget and innovation. The Pasadena…
Santa Monica Next sat down to talk with Rick Cole, who took the reins as Santa Monica’s city manager on June 29 after leaving his post at L.A. City Hall as deputy mayor in charge of budget and innovation. The Pasadena…
Big Blue Bus real-time arrival information has been available on smartphone apps for a couple weeks. Now, the local transit agency’s real-time arrival information is available on NextBus, a web-based real-time transit info aggregator. “We at Big Blue Bus are…
Opponents of Santa Monica Airport are celebrating today after a 30-year agreement between the city and the Federal Aviation Administration expired last night at midnight, which they hope will mean the conversion of about 12 acres not currently used for…
Our sister site Streetsblog Los Angeles has coverage of yesterday’s press event celebrating the Metro Expo Line nearing completion. Expo Phase II construction is over 90 percent completed, and, if all goes as planned, passenger service should arrive in Santa…
(Note: This post podcast will appear Monday on Streetsblog California as part of our weekly podcast #DamienTalks) Good Data, it’s the Holy Grail of transportation reform advocates. Today, #DamienTalks with Richard McKinnon, the head of Safe Streets Santa Monica and a…
(Note: This story originally appeared in Streetsblog Los Angeles) This morning, the Metro Board of Directors approved its $11 million contract with Bicycle Transit Systems to install and operate a pilot downtown L.A. bike-share system. The downtown system is expected…
It has been less than two weeks since real-time arrival information for Big Blue Bus became available online and on certain smartphone apps. And the good news keeps coming. At the Big Blue Bus General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) service site,…
Santa Monica’s new bike share system is expected to launch a pilot in a matter of weeks and the full system, with 500 bikes and 75 stations, will roll out by the end of this year. In the meantime, Santa…
Santa Monica Next Editor Jason Islas contributed to this report, which originally appeared in Streetsblog Los Angeles. As expected, at yesterday’s meeting the Metro Planning and Programming Committee approved the contract for the first phase of Metro bike share. The…
Photos are circulating on Facebook and Ipernity of an Expo Line test train reaching the City of Santa Monica this morning. It is the first time in many, many years that trains have passed down these tracks. Passenger trains last used…
Big Blue Bus commuters, rejoice! The days of standing in the middle of the street and squinting in hopes that you might see a blue spot on the horizon are over. Since June 5, real-time arrival information has been available on…
