Transportation
Navigate Santa Monica's mobility landscape through our comprehensive transportation coverage. From Big Blue Bus updates and Metro developments to bike infrastructure and pedestrian improvements, we report on the latest in local transit news. Our coverage includes traffic patterns, parking policies, sustainable transportation initiatives, and developments affecting how people move through our coastal city. Stay informed about public transit changes, street improvements, mobility programs, and transportation projects that impact daily commutes and city accessibility. Whether tracking specific transit developments or following broader mobility trends, rely on Santa Monica Daily Press for essential coverage of our city's transportation network.
Bike and car sharing programs central to July 28 Council meeting
The July 28 City Council meeting will facilitate transportation options aimed at improving traffic and include discussions of several old...
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Know Before You Go: Road advisories
EXPO LIGHT RAIL LINE: The Expo Light Rail Line extension from Culver City to Santa Monica is scheduled to start...
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Trains begin to roll
Trains will be running through Santa Monica as of July 23. Expo officials said the first trains traveling under their...
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Officials call for more transportation spending
Congressional leaders used Santa Monica's California Incline project as a backdrop while advocating for a long-term reinvestment in American infrastructure...
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Expo testing schedule revised
Santa Moncians can expect to see the Expo train physically running through town in the coming months. Testing has begun...
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Analysis: Bikes not to blame for road injuries
For Safe Streets Santa Monica, the group'sname is more aspirational than descriptive. The organization advocates for road safety but, according...
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Santa Monica bikeshare still on schedule; rates proposed
The city's incoming bikeshare, Breeze, is still on schedule to open this year, city officials say. City Council will consider...
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Students shift gears for Bike It Walk It program
It wasn't uphill both ways in the snow, but it was a start. Scores of students from McKinley Elementary School...
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Bus(t) stops here
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. May. 20, 2015 The date was August 17, 1999. On the City Council agenda was Review...
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Expo light rail facing construction delays
You might have noticed trains testing along the second phase of the Expo Light Rail (though not in Santa Monica),...
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