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2009 Wrap-Up: With FEIR In-Hand, Expo Phase II Seems Ready to Roll, But Is It?

By Damien Newton | Dec 21, 2009 | 30 Comments

Rendering of proposed Bergamont Station in Santa Monica. Photo:Santa Monica via Friends 4 Expo (This is the first in a four part series following up on stories that have run through the year but aren’t yet finished.) Just because the word "Final" appears in the document name doesn’t mean that the battle over the routing […]

Expo Releases FEIR for Phase II Chooses Alignment Along ROW and Colorado Avenue

By Damien Newton | Dec 18, 2009 | 62 Comments

The Source has a full sized map here. The Expo Construction Authority has finally released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Phase II of the Expo Line with some key changes. I’ll spend more time reviewing the document and talking to some of the key players in the drama over the weekend and will be […]

Compromise In the Air for Downtown Connector, Expo Phase II

By Damien Newton | Nov 20, 2009 | 7 Comments

Yesterday, transit advocates received a double-dose of good news as the air of compromise blew in and the debate over two light rail projects was changed. In Santa Monica, the City Council endorsed a "compromise" plan on the location of a light rail yard for Expo Phase II. Downtown, Metro staff unveiled a new potential […]

Car Is Still King at Alt-Car Expo

By Stephen Box | Oct 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

(editor’s note: There are a couple of great videos after the jump.) Santa Monica’s AltCar Expo made it crystal clear, from a distance and in the parking lot, "The Car is King" and all else receives a token gesture and comes in a distant second. I attended the 4th Annual AltCar Expo misunderstanding the concept […]

This Weekend: The AltCar Expo in Santa Monica

By Damien Newton | Oct 1, 2009 | 9 Comments

Tomorrow and Sunday will mark the Fourth AltCar Expo & Conference in Santa Monica. Admission is free and directions can be found on the AltCar’s website. In 2007, I went to the AltCar Expo in Santa Monica and reviewed it for Street Heat in one of my first posts and first ventures into transportation reform […]

Santa Monicans React to Controversy Over Narrowed Ocean Park Blvd.

By Damien Newton | Aug 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photo: Brandon Wise/Daily Press Alert Reader Johnathon Weiss pointed me to a story in the Santa Monica Daily Press, and posted on the Times’ LA Now Blog, about the impact the narrowing of Ocean Park Boulevard on traffic and safety in Santa Monica. In 2007, after a series of crashes involving cars and pedestrians, the […]

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