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.
Smart meters coming to Santa Monica
DOWNTOWN — These days, it seems like you can check just about anything from your smartphone. And by the end...
Read moreCouncil agrees to drop taxi rates to LAX
CITY HALL — Alert: Beginning Friday, if you pay more than $35 for a taxi ride from anywhere in Santa Monica...
Read moreThere’s more to it than parking
CITY HALL — Parking, ever the touchstone issue in densely-developed Santa Monica, has been a major talking point at Planning...
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Couple sues City Hall over parking ticket
DOWNTOWN — What began as a typical dispute over a parking ticket has snowballed into a legal battle that could...
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Planning Commission nixes promised subterranean parking structure at Saint John’s
CITY HALL — It took a list of neighborhood protections, a choir of supporters and almost $1.9 million in benefits,...
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No bus-only lane for Wilshire Boulevard after all
WILSHIRE BLVD — Proposed bus-only lanes along Wilshire Boulevard will move forward, but not in Santa Monica, if a Metropolitan...
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Big Blue Bus routes to change
CITY HALL — Big Blue Bus officials revealed the first of three rounds of proposed changes to remove inefficiencies and get...
Read moreExpo design process gets going
CIVIC CENTER — Exposition Construction Authority and design-builder Skanska/Rados representatives played to a packed crowd at the Civic Center Monday...
Read moreBig Blue Bus system could see digital advertising
SACRAMENTO — The California State Assembly passed a bill Thursday by an overwhelming majority that would allow Santa Monica to install...
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BBB wants to diversify its advertising portfolio
DOWNTOWN — Local transit officials are trying to work out a deal with Culver City’s bus company to take over...
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