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When Santa Monica Takes Traffic Surveys, They Slow Streets Down
Recently, the City of Santa Monica completed a series of speed surveys on it's streets, as required by state law. The result might be a surprise to people that have followed the inability of the City of Los Angeles to maintain lower speed limits when these surveys are done. In Santa Monica, fourteen street locations are seeing their speed limits lowered while speeds will be increased in only two areas: on
Colorado Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard and on
Second Street between Wilshire and Colorado.
August 18, 2009
City Has a Plan for Expo Bike Path, But What About Complete Streets?
It finally appears as though the Expo Bike Path, the path that is going to run parallel to Phases I and II of the Expo Line is going to be built. After the Expo Construction Authority punted on taking the lead on the project earlier this year, leaving the federally funded path to Los Angeles, Culver City and Santa Monica to complete the environmental reviews; it appeared the path might not happen. After all, if construction couldn't begin by the time Phase II of the Expo Line began construction, the path would become unaffordable.
May 20, 2009
Expo Construction Authority Expected to Pick Final Route Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the Expo Construction Authority will vote on a "Final" route for Phase II of the Expo Line that will undergo an environmental study before final design and construction. The staff has recommended, and the Board will almost assuredly follow their recommendation, that the they move forward with option "LRT-2" or in layman's terms a light rail option that will run down the existing right-of-way before turning down Colorado Avenue towards the coast.
April 1, 2009
Metro Moving Ahead with Bus Expansion
Despite the elimination of transit subsidies from our Greenhouse-Gas-Battling Governor and the Democratically controlled state legislature, Metro is pushing forward with plans to expand and improve bus service thanks to increased funding from Measure R. A report to the Metro Board's Measure R committee shows that just because the state has bowed out of the transit funding game, all is not lost for those who supported Measure R because they wanted better bus service.
March 16, 2009
Proposition T in Santa Monica is my Candidate for the Worst Urban Planning Idea of the Year.
Photo of Traffic in Santa Monica by Joel and Kristina's Flickr Page
October 20, 2008
Voter’s Guide: Santa Monica’s Prop. T
Ballot Initiative Proposition T Seeks To Limit Commercial Development in Santa Monica
October 16, 2008
Crimanimalz Create Traffic Jams to Protest Santa Monica Police
Responding to the over-policing of Critical Mass in Santa Monica, cyclists took to the streets last Friday night to show the SMPD that sometimes following the letter of the law is the worst thing that can be done for traffic. In what MetBlogs described as an act of “Civil Obedience” 60 cyclists got off their … Continued
August 12, 2008
SM Cyclists Organizing for Better Bike Planning
Tonight, the Santa Monica City Council will continue a discussion on the City’s “Shape the Future 2025" Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE). Thanks to some organizing efforts by Alex Thompson and other Westside Cyclists, you can be sure that Santa Monica will be hearing plenty about bikes. The meeting begins at 645 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 1685 Main Street.
June 17, 2008