Each year, the American Planning Association’s Los Angeles Chapter holds an award banquet to honor best practices, progressive projects and planning heroes. Santa Monica is often well represented at these banquets: past winners include Pam O’Connor, the city’s Land Use…
Four years after a major realignment of service and facing declining ridership, the Big Blue Bus will once again go before the City Council to discuss the future of the regional transit agency. The staff report for Tuesday’s Council meeting,…
On September 25, bus riders on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica will see their commute get easier when the city opens two peak-hour dedicated bus lanes on a short stretch of the major thoroughfare. The lanes, originally slated to open…
Via Big Blue Bus press release. This morning a fire suppression system went off on Bus 1710 on Route 8 as the bus was traveling eastbound on Ocean Park at 31st Street. Just before the system went off, the engine shut down.…
Starting April 3, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus will give riders the option of paying their fares through their smartphones. According to a report released today on the City’s website, the municipal transit service started a pilot program today with…
Via Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Big Blue Bus (BBB) will adjust its service to better connect customers to the places they live, work and play. BBB will be adding service to six bus routes, and improving schedules on seven…
The following was a press release issued by the City of Santa Monica and Big Blue Bus. On December 6, 2016 Santa Monica City Council approved a two-year pilot Youth Pass Program reducing the price of the Big Blue Bus…
In order to make it easier to get to the Twilight Concert Series this summer without driving, the Big Blue Bus is making a few changes. The local transit agency will be rerouting several of its bus lines in order…
This week, get your tickets for Santa Monica Next’s second-annual cocktail fundraiser, head to the Pier for the next installment of the Twilight Concert Series, and get out of the office for a Picnic on the Promenade. Join us at…
Who doesn’t love a free concert? But, also, who doesn’t like waiting in traffic on their way to or from a free concert? We suspect the answers are almost nobody and almost everybody respectively. The good news is that tonight…
This week is a good one for those who have been waiting for the arrival of the Expo light rail line, since it opens this Friday. This week also happens to be bike week, which means there will be ample…
Be prepared for some changes to Big Blue Bus routes and schedules this Sunday, February 21, when the municipal transit agency begins phase two of its three-part service realignment. The changes, the single-largest adjustment to service the Big Blue Bus…
Inspired by our friends at Los Angeles Streetsblog, who recently previewed the upcoming big livable streets events for 2016, we thought we’d take a look forward at Santa Monica’s future. At least to those things we can predict. This year…
Welcome to 2016, everyone! We hope you were able to enjoy some downtime before coming into the new year. As we get ready for an exciting new year, we’re still want to hear from you about your favorite Santa Monica Next stories…
To help pay for increased service hours and incentivize riders to use passes, the Big Blue Bus will restructure its fares starting on January 10, 2016. The fare restructuring plan, which was approved in October by the Santa Monica City…
