A multiple-vehicle crash that injured two, including someone riding a bike, closed the intersection at Colorado and Ocean Avenue, one of the city’s busiest, for several hours Wednesday afternoon. A woman in her 80s hit two other cars and a person on a…
The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to seek an update on the implementation on the city’s six-year-old Bike Action Plan. The item, which was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ted Winterer and Councilmembers Terry O’Day and Pam…
Santa Monica’s second protected bikeway is getting the green treatment. The five-block protected cycle track that runs along Colorado Avenue from the new Downtown Santa Monica Expo Station at 5th Street to the Santa Monica Pier is finally getting some…
The city of Santa Monica is currently in the running for more than $3.6 million of state grant money to fund three major street safety and mobility improvement projects. Last month, the city applied for the funding through Caltrans’ statewide…
Santa Monica is on track to invest more than $10 million to make its streets safer over the next two years, according to the city’s proposed Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget. The money — which would come from a combination…
Officials are planning to install pedestrian scrambles at 11 intersections in Santa Monica’s bustling downtown district this year (Update: City officials said that they plan to have the scrambles finished by the end of June). Pedestrian scrambles, also known as The…
The Santa Monica City Council last night voted unanimously to move forward with an ambitious 15-year plan to make the city’s streets a safer place to walk. The plan advances a “Vision Zero” goal for the city, which means that…
Update: The Santa Monica City Council approved the extension of Breeze Bike Share into Venice and the Pedestrian Action Plan. At its meeting Tuesday, the Santa Monica City Council will vote on whether to finalize plans for…
This week, Santa Monica released a draft of its Pedestrian Action Plan, a comprehensive, 100+ page policy document for creating better streets for people over the next 15 years. At the top of the priorities in the draft Ped Action…
The Santa Monica Police Department will continue its ongoing sting operations targeting unsafe road users Monday, March 9. The “bike-pedestrian safety” operation is one of several the department has undertaken since late last year, during which officers target specific areas…
This Friday, the Santa Monica Police Department will dial up enforcement, specifically targeting behaviors that endangers bicyclists and pedestrians. “The department has mapped out locations over the past five years where pedestrian and bike collisions are prevalent, along with the violations…
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