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Santa Monica City Council to Consider Expo-Adjacent Bergamot Station Arts Center Plan Tuesday

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The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday will consider the next steps in an already three-year-long process aimed at revitalizing the city-owned, Expo-adjacent Bergamot Arts Center, rents from which subsidize the operation of the Big...

After Short Delay, Installation of Bus-Only Lanes on Lincoln Blvd. Begins

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After missing the original opening date last month, the city began installation today on Santa Monica's first dedicated bus lanes. The city began striping the lanes, which will replace the parking lanes on Lincoln Boulevard south...

Opinion: Let Bike-Share Flourish in DTLA, Santa Monica, and Long Beach

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Earlier this week, we ran an editorial by Assemblymember Richard Bloom with other Westside elected officials calling on Metro to "delay its decision" on a 1,000-bike bike-share system slated to open in downtown Los Angeles in early...

Technologists and Transportation Professionals Meet at TransportationCamp Los Angeles

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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...

In Wake of Recent Spate of Fatal Crashes, City Council to Look at Street...

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The Santa Monica City Council will look at traffic safety tonight, just more than a month after a particularly shocking streak of traffic-related deaths rocked the beachside city. The report was placed on the agenda...

Santa Monica Proposes Regulations For E-Scooters, E-Bikes

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The city of Santa Monica is proposing new regulations for e-scooters and e-bikes. The staff proposal (item 7B on this agenda) is scheduled for a city council decision next Tuesday night. Santa Monica was the...

Celebrate Breeze Bike Share’s Two Year Anniversary on Saturday with a Community Bike Ride

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Two years ago, Santa Monica launched Los Angeles County's first public bike-share system and on Saturday, the city aims to celebrate. From 10 a.m. to noon, join Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer for a community...

Eyes on the Street: Expo Bikeway Gets Its Stripes in Santa Monica

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With Expo Phase 2 on schedule to open less than a year, things are really starting to coalesce. Most recently, we got a glimpse of the future: Expo Phase 2 bikeway in Santa Monica has been...

Expo on Track for March Opening

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The countdown to Expo opening all the way to Santa Monica has begun. Phase two of the Expo light rail line will connect the beach with downtown Los Angeles and with the region’s growing rail...

Legislative Update: GHG Targets, Cap & Trade, Transportation Special Session

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The post originally ran at Streetsblog California. The California legislature returned from its summer break last week and now has one month to finish all the business it started in this session. If it can. Pending issues...

Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Passes Now Available on Smartphones

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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...

Open Thread: Weigh in on the Great Scooter Debate of 2018

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Anyone that thought the Great Scooter Debate of 2018 was over after the City Council approved a pilot program earlier this year was jolted back to a harsh reality after the SMPD conducted an...

Previewing This Week’s New Urbanism Film Festival

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This week the annual New Urbanism Film Festival returns to Los Angeles. The grand opening is Thursday night! There are plenty of screenings, plus walking tours, storytelling, and more. Event details at NUFF website. Below are five...

Major Collision Closes One of Santa Monica’s Busiest Intersections Wednesday

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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...

Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica Closed After Fatal Collision

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Via Santa Monica Police Department press release. Earlier this morning at approximately 5:10 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a radio call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian at...
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