We’ll Be Fine
There is little doubt that the Expo station adjacent Hines mixed use project proposal (at the site of the long shuttered Papermate factory), which has undergone a number of revisions through out it's years...
Eyes on the Street: BBB’s First New Bus Stop
Moments ago, the Big Blue Bus posted the above picture announcing the unwrapping of the first of the new modern bus stops that will be popping up around the city in the next couple...
Help Us Make Santa Monica and Its Neighbors Ready for Vision Zero
(Note: Streetsblog Los Angeles and Santa Monica Next are partnering with Los Angeles Walks and Place It! on a grant proposal to the #la2050 campaign. To earn the grant we either need to win...
New Software Lets You Budget the Revitalization of Santa Monica’s Civic Auditorium
Santa Monica residents are rarely shy about demanding asking things of their local officials. And while it's easy to ask for more services, more parks, or more parking, rarely do people get a chance to experience firsthand...
Santa Monica Next Editor Wins Award from Society of Professional Journalism
Last night at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, the Society of Professional Journalists honored Streetsblog Los Angeles' founding editor, and the Southern California Streets Initiatives' Executive Director Damien Newton for "Distinguished Work...
How Would You Design It Today?
Much noise has been made around urban planning in Santa Monica in recent months. A growing regional population, a burgeoning public transit system, increasing demand for shared streets, and an overall change in how we...
Sustainable Streets and Santa Monica Bike Center Announce 2015 Education Programs
Are you thinking about getting on a bike for the first time? Maybe you haven't ridden for years but want to get back into the habit. Or, maybe you're a parent who wants to...
Finding Treasure and Trash at Santa Monica’s Annual City-Wide Yard Sale
What are you looking for in life? How about an 8-track tape of '70s rockers Credence Clearwater Revival? Perhaps some spike-heeled women’s shoes covered in metal studs? Or a vintage grocery scale?
This is not...
I heart Santa Monica
(Unless someone emails me and wants to write on this project, this will conclude our first Santa Monica Next Salon on the topic of "why you live in Santa Monica." Previously, Sirinya Matute wrote...
Should Santa Monica Extend Free Parking Benefits For “Clean Air” Vehicles Indefinitely?
At the Santa Monica city council tonight the city is considering an item (7-D), a first reading of a possible ordinance change, to exempt state issued sticker "clean air" vehicles from payment at parking...
Join the Growing Ranks of Santa Monica’s Bicycle Friendly Businesses
The Santa Monica Bike Center wants to help local businesses achieve Bicycle Friendly Business designation from the national League of American Bicyclists.
With the next application deadline this January, the Santa Monica Bike Center -- which...
Salon: Heal the Bay’s App Lets You Track Healthy Beaches
(This is the first entrant in our Salon where we asked Santa Monica residences and institutions for their "favorite app" to help navigate the city. Heal the Bay's Beach Report Card Ap can be...
Santa Monica’s Open Data Portal Ushers in New Era of Transparency at City Hall
How many times were the police called to your neighborhood last month? How much does the City charge for a construction permit? Where are Santa Monica's free CityWiFi hotspots? How much do your public...
Gruber: Change Is Going to Come, No Kidding
(This article first appeared on The Healthy City Local. It is reprinted with the author's permission. - DN)
I don’t know about in your neighborhood, but in Ocean Park two “little free libraries” have popped...
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