Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Santa Monica

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Proposition T in Santa Monica is my Candidate for the Worst Urban Planning Idea of the Year.

By Damien Newton | Oct 20, 2008 | 8 Comments

Photo of Traffic in Santa Monica by Joel and Kristina‘s Flickr Page (As we approach Election Day, LA Streetsblog will continue to take a look at the ballot propositions and measures that will effect transportation on this fall’s ballot. The following opinion piece is by LEED Certified architect Neal Payton. The title doesn’t leave a […]

Voter’s Guide: Santa Monica’s Prop. T

By Damien Newton | Oct 16, 2008 | 25 Comments

Ballot Initiative Proposition T Seeks To Limit Commercial Development in Santa Monica (Between now and the November 4th election, LA Streetsblog will be writing about as many local ballot measures that effect transportation that we can find. Please email any suggestions to damien@streetsblog.org.) A group of Santa Monica residents known as the Santa Monica Coalition […]

Crimanimalz Create Traffic Jams to Protest Santa Monica Police

By Damien Newton | Aug 12, 2008 | 12 Comments

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 […]

Dodging the Police and Hanging at the Pier: Santa Monica Critical Mass

By Damien Newton | Aug 4, 2008 | 17 Comments

Brigitte Lauren and Lauren Larken Brave the Streets at Last Friday’s Santa Monica Critical Mass (Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a monthly series of ride reports on Critical Mass from throughout the region. In April it was a family ride in Pasadena. In May, I cruised the downtown with 200 of my closest […]

SM Cyclists Organizing for Better Bike Planning

By Damien Newton | Jun 17, 2008 | No Comments

Cyclist on Montana Ave. in Santa Monica 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. […]

Happy 80th Birthday Big Blue Bus

By Damien Newton | Apr 14, 2008 | No Comments

A crowd of over 100 people showed up to wish the Big Blue Bus a happy 80th Birthday at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Anytime someone throws a party and Green L.A. Girl and Jerry Peace Activist Rubin all show up, you know it’s going to be a good time. The strong attendance […]

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