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.
Draft Bike Action Plan now available for review
CITYWIDE — For anyone curious about how the city hopes to continue making biking a comfortable and convenient mode of...
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Activists applaud City Hall’s bike plan
DOWNTOWN — Members of bike activist group Santa Monica Spoke got the first peek at City Hall’s draft plan for bicycle...
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Santa Monica named 12th most walkable city in U.S.
CITYWIDE — When you’re a pedestrian in Santa Monica, you’re in the 12th most walkable city in the country, and...
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Santa Monicans weigh in on bike share
CIVIC CENTER — A gray sky and a sprinkling of summer mist were not enough to keep some curious Santa...
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Big Blue Bus ridership steady during so-called ‘Carmageddon’
CITYWIDE — While people jumped aboard Metrolink at record levels, and even Metro Rail experienced a boost, the Big Blue...
Read moreCity Manager selects new BBB director
CITY HALL — Ed King, the executive director of the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, has been named the...
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‘Carmageddon’ a mixed bag for businesses
CITYWIDE — Despite dire predictions of hellfire, brimstone and bumper-to-bumper traffic, the much-feared (and much-hyped) “Carmageddon” that was expected to ravage...
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Public forum to introduce city bike share
DOWNTOWN — Bike sharing, the practice of communities loaning out bikes to people to take short, local trips, is used throughout...
Read moreLocal hospitals prepared for ‘Carmageddon’
DOWNTOWN — With the impending closure of Interstate 405 just days away, local hospitals are preparing to keep things swift and...
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City officials, residents gear up for ‘Carmageddon’
DOWNTOWN Santa Monican Priscilla Bathalon plans to utilize a unique means of transportation the weekend of July 16-17 — a...
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