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Downtown Santa Monica parking structure - photo via city website

More Drivers, Fewer Parkers: Parking in Downtown Santa Monica is More Abundant Than Ever — Let’s Reclaim Our Streets

By Carter Rubin and Dustin Herrmann | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

Santa Monica has 700 extra parking, as in available parking spaces no longer needed. The cost is the opportunity cost of squandering such a valuable resource.

Santa Monica's Coast open streets - all photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Santa Monica Coast Open Streets 2019 Open Thread

By Joe Linton | Sep 16, 2019 | 2 Comments

Two miles of Santa Monica streets were closed to cars and open to bicycling, walking, skating, and much more. The all-ages event attracted lots of families.

The Arroyo. All pictures by Community Corp.

Non-Profit Developer Community Corporation of Santa Monica Provides Much Needed Affordable Housing in Affordability Desert

By Damien Newton | Jun 13, 2019 | No Comments

Community Corp has been building great affordable housing projects in Santa Monica - and soon in Mar Vista

Mobility Go Zone &; Pricing Feasibility Study

Santa Monica, Westside Political Leaders Disagree on “Go Zone” Congestion Pricing Proposal

By Damien Newton | Mar 28, 2019 | 22 Comments

SCAG has a new study looking at cordon congestion pricing on the Westside - to reduce congestion and improve the environment. Assemblymember Bloom likes the proposal; Councilmember Bonin doesn't.

Santa Monica's MODE program partners with private ride-hail for rides for seniors

Better Mobility For Seniors? TNCs and the Santa Monica MODE and GoMonrovia Programs

By Robert Gottlieb | Mar 20, 2019 | No Comments

Santa Monica and Monrovia have partnered with private ride-hail companies to provide on-demand rides for seniors.

Can a "hit-and-run accident" actually exist? Screenprint from Santa Monica Mirror

Car-Centric Biases Show in Coverage of Deadly Hit-and-Run Car-Scooter Crash

By Joe Linton | Mar 19, 2019 | 1 Comment

Mainstream media coverage of L.A. County's first e-scooter death calls it a "hit-and-run accident." No.

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