Earlier this year, Big Blue Bus unveiled its plan for comprehensive service changes designed to integrate the municipal system with Expo Phase II, expected to begin running passengers between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica in early 2016 After several community…
Two weeks ago, the California Bicycle Coalition — the state’s leading bicycle advocacy organization — announced that it had made a rare endorsement in a local race, backing Santa Monica Mayor Pam O’Connor’s reelection bid to the City Council. CalBike officials said that the…
It’s time for Santa Monica’s Next Round. Join Santa Monica Next and Consensus Inc. on Friday October 17 for Happy Hour drink and appetizer specials at Wokcano Santa Monica. You can RSVP and find out more info here: What: Santa…
With Expo Phase II expected to begin carrying passengers between Downtown L.A. and Downtown Santa Monica in the first quarter of 2016, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus is considering some major changes to its service. Later this month, BBB…
Bob’s Market is a local neighborhood grocery store in the heart of Santa Monica’s Ocean Park neighborhood. It sits at the corner of 17th Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, across the street from John Adams Middle School and only a…
On Memorial Day, Santa Monica Next Advisory Boardmember (and newly-appointed Santa Monica Housing Commissioner) Carter Rubin took a tour of the construction happening along Phase II of the Metro Expo Line. Fortunately for us, he chronicled his adventure on Twitter, complete…
So, you’re moving to Santa Monica, the eight-square miles of eco-friendly paradise on the western edge of Los Angeles County. Your new home – we’re guessing it’s an apartment since about 70 percent of the people who live in…
Get ready to ride, Santa Monica. To mark the League of American Cyclists‘ National Bike to Work Week, Bike Week LA starts Monday and in SaMo there is no shortage of events to encourage people to ditch their cars for…
This past Sunday members of the Expo Bicycle Advisory Committee (Expo BAC, of which I am a member), and a few members of Santa Monica Spoke, rode the length of the Expo phase II corridor led by Stephen Villavaso, an…
Broadway and Main St to have their standard bike lanes upgraded to green lanes with more “buffered” width spacing. The budget and contract are on tonight’s council consent calendar agenda. [Lookout, Agenda Staff Report] Also up for council discussion this…
At the first workshop for the Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan, there was a lot of enthusiasm for the possibility of capping the freeway with a park (from 17th to 14th, although former mayor Mike Feinstein advocated for extending it to 11th…
A new specific area plan process in Santa Monica is kicking off next Monday for what is being called the Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan, encompassing the area immediately adjacent Memorial Park and the future Metro station at 17th, with a…
Yesterday, we warned you that change is coming to Santa Monica. The good news is, it appears that the city’s transit agency is readying itself for that change. The Big Blue Bus has long been the face of transit in…
The public process to explore the potential for Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway continues, with two more milestones this week. On Wednesday, the latest planning work exploring possible alternatives will be presented to the planning commission. On Thursday the second presentation…
This Sunday is the 5th edition of the annual Tour da Arts (11am to 5pm at Bergamot Station), put on by the Santa Monica Museum of Art. If you are unfamiliar with the event, it is the premiere mass bike…
