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.
Neighborhood as palette in Bergamot Expo stop art
Frequenters of the incoming Expo Light Rail's Bergamot Station will have a lot to look at. The stop will be...
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CycleHop’s bikeshares open in several cities
CITY HALL — After significant delays, City Hall's bikeshare vendor of choice has opened systems in at least two cities...
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Council talks BBB and Expo
CITYWIDE — The train is coming but Big Blue Bus isn't going to get all competitive about it. In fact,...
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Expo trains will hit tracks by March
COLORADO AVE — I hear the train a-comin'. The company tasked with constructing the incoming Expo Light Rail says that...
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Council will consider registering lobbyists
CITY HALL — Two member of City Council would like an ordinance created that would require lobbyists to register with...
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O’Connor likely gone from Metro Board
WESTSIDE — For the first time in more than decade, Santa Monica will likely be without a representative on the...
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Metro bikeshare considered next month
L.A. COUNTY —The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is moving forward with its own plans for a regional...
Read moreSubway still years from the sea
MID-WILSHIRE — The so-called "subway to the sea" could still make it to the shore, but funding has yet to...
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Expo construction 80 percent complete
CULVER CITY — Construction of the incoming Expo Light Rail is now 80 percent complete. Earlier this month, Phase 1...
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Noise violations down, noise complaints up at SMO
SMO — Measure D, a pro-Santa Monica Airport measure, failed at the polls on Tuesday but the airport was still...
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