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.
Transit Becomes Big Blue Bus’s Official App
Transit has become Big Blue Bus’s (BBB) official app for trip planning and real-time bus arrival information. As part of...
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Santa Monica plans to open some streets to pedestrians, expand outdoor dining
Santa Monica is planning to open streets to pedestrians and expand outdoor dining, Interim City Manager Lane Dilg said during...
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Virus-sapped bus lines see road to ruin without federal help
PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press The nation’s 3,000 or so private bus lines — and the millions
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Big Blue Bus Implementing Service Changes on May 24, 2020
On May 24, Big Blue Bus (BBB) will adjust schedules on twelve routes and suspend service on four routes in...
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Know Before You Go Meeting Standards
Week of May 18, 2020 Annual Water Main Replacement Project For the week of May 18, the contractor
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City Council Extends Shared Mobility Pilot Through May 2021
At its meeting last night, the Santa Monica City Council approved an extension to Santa Monica’s existing Shared Mobility Pilot...
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LASD Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Operation Planned for Malibu
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will take part in a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation aimed at educating...
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Coronavirus cuts Big Blue Bus ridership nearly 80 percent
Big Blue Bus is planning to shift service and cut nearly 50 positions as county stay-at-home orders
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Know Before You Go
Attached is KBUG information for the week of May 11, 2020: Annual Water Main Replacement Project
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Residents call for Santa Monica to restrict car traffic on neighborhood streets
As other cities across California open up their streets for recreation and exercise during the coron
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