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.
Pay stations coming to Downtown structures
DOWNTOWN — Aiming to ease congestion for commuters who use City Hall-owned parking structures Downtown, officials are planning to add...
Read moreTaxi cab decision delayed
CITY HALL — Officials’ planned taxi-cab overhaul, which the City Council had been set to vote on Tuesday night, will...
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Taxi cab overhaul plan heads to council
CITY HALL — A proposal to bar all but five of 44 licensed taxi cab companies from operating in Santa...
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Ticket Angels take aim at parking violations
NOMA — It’s a demoralizing feeling, and one that, for many Santa Monicans, is all too familiar: Just as you’re...
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Bus fare hike OK’d; parking could be next
CITY HALL — Bus fares are going up, and the cost of a parking violation could be next. Faced with...
Read moreParking tickets caught on tape
SM BEACH — No one likes to get a parking ticket — especially on live TV. Just ask KTLA News’...
Read moreNew fare increase plan eases burden
CITY HALL — Facing a $6.4 million deficit, Big Blue Bus officials say they need to increase fares to avoid...
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City Hall to add over 170 bike racks Downtown
DOWNTOWN — Cynthia Rose is the type of shopper city officials are trying to attract here. She’s local and she...
Read moreCouncil approves parking rate hike
DOWNTOWN — Parking rates at City Hall’s Downtown lots are going up, part of a plan city officials say will...
Read moreOcean Park facelift OK’d by council
OCEAN PARK BLVD — Plans to beautify and environmentally enhance a nine-block section of Ocean Park Boulevard got the City...
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