Pacific Park Ferris Wheel Goes Dark This Saturday for “Biggest Hour for Earth”
On Saturday, March 23 at 8:30 p.m. local time, Earth Hour, one of the largest global environmental movement returns for its 18th edition with the “Biggest Hour for Earth” as it unites millions around the world...
Council Moves Forward with Plan to Build Affordable Housing on Three City-Owned Surface Parking...
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. For a previous coverage of this program at Santa Monica Next, click here.
The City Council Tuesday approved moving forward with an agreement...
Metro FY24-25 Preliminary Capital Budget: Transit Construction Cut 30 Percent, Highway Expansion Holding Steady
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog Los Angeles
Later today,
he Metro board Budget and Finance Committee will receive a presentation on draft budget figures for Fiscal Year 2024-25 which starts in July. This...
Open Letter to Our State Legislators: We Need a Strong Bike Harassment Law
This 2017 Op/Ed in Streetsblog outlines several ways an anti-harassment ordinance could have real teeth.
While I was riding my bike to an Oakland Department of Transportation press event a couple of weeks ago, a driver...
Calbike Releases Program for Annual Summit on April 18-19
This article first appeared in Streetsblog California.
The California Bicycle Coalition's biannual Bike Summit is fast approaching, and organizers have released the schedule of events. Some details are still being finalized, including the timing of...
Statewide E-bike Incentive Program: How Much Longer?
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog California.
For more than three years, the California Air Resources Board has been working to formulate and launch a statewide e-bike incentive program. Progress has been glacial, and...
Joint Legislative Hearing on Future of California Climate Policies
The following article first appeared on Streetsblog California.
California's Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies opened the 2024 legislative session yesterday with an informational hearing to talk about how the state should proceed in...
PROWAG Can Make Cities More Accessible — So Here’s What You Need to Know
The following article first appeared at Streetsblog USA.
Accessibility in the United States has been guided by the Americans with Disabilities Act since the 1990s — but it doesn't touch on the public right of...
How Many People Does Car Culture Kill, Exactly?
Sustainable transportation advocates know all the stats about how many people die in car crashes on global roads every year. But what about all the deaths and injuries that car culture causes — not to mention...
Streetsblog LA Election Analysis: Don’t Expect Changes to Metro’s Board as Boardmembers Cruised to...
This story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.
It generally takes three weeks for L.A. County to tally final election results, but all but the closest nail-biter races are generally settled by the end of...
California Air Resources Board Announces Planning, Clean Transportation Grants
The California Air Resources Board recently announced $33 million in grants for supporting planning and implementing clean transportation projects across the state. These grants are in the Planning and Capacity Building, Clean Mobility in...
CalBike Summit Preview: Complete Streets Bill Would Require Caltrans to Implement Its Own Policies
The following article first appeared on Streetsblog California.
The California Bicycle Coalition held a lively discussion this morning on the topic of S.B. 960, the Complete Streets bill authored by Senator Scott Wiener. The webinar was...
California Launches New Transportation Equity Tool
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) and Caltrans released a new tool to aid in the state's work towards addressing the inequitable distribution of transportation benefits and burdens. Called the Transportation Equity Index (EQI),...
March is Red Cross Month – Ferris Wheel To illuminate With The Red Cross...
The following is a press release from Pacific Park and the Red Cross.
The American Red Cross Los Angeles Region is kicking off its annual Red Cross Month celebration in March to honor local community...
SMC Barrett Gallery Hosts Gallery Reception March 16 for Nehemiah Cisnero’s “Never Too Late”...
The Santa Monica College (SMC) Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery presents “Never Too Late,”a survey exhibition of works created by artist and SMC alum Nehemiah Cisneros between 2016 and 2022 during his academic training in the arts at Santa...
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