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.
DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has asked California law enforcement to exercise...
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Cheap fares luring travelers to fly despite pandemic
RUSS BYNUM Associated Press With the coronavirus pandemic escalating in the U.S. and overseas, Dyl
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Bike-Pedestrian Safety Enforcement
The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting Bike and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations with focused enforcement efforts on primary...
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Know Before You Go
Week of March 9, 2020 ANNUAL WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT For the week of March 9, the contract
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Marathon’s return to Santa Monica brings road closures to Downtown
The Los Angeles Marathon returns to Santa Monica on Sunday but local roads will begin closing in adv
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JOHN ROGERS Associated Press It could be “Carmageddon II,” and it’s coming to a major freewa
Read moreLAX to restore some taxi pickups in central terminal area
Associated Press Los Angeles International Airport will experiment with a limited restoration of ta
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Bike and pedestrian crashes decline but deaths rise
The number of pedestrians and cyclists who were killed or severely injured on Santa Monica streets h
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Know Before You Go These are Progressing
ANNUAL WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT For the week of March 2, the contractor will begin restoring
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NTSB: Tesla Autopilot, distracted driver caused fatal crash
TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Tesla's partially automated driving system steered an electric SUV into
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