Editing Santa Monica, California (section)

=== Transportation ===
==== Bicycles ====
[[File:Bike (193316603).jpeg|thumb|right|Cyclists on the [[Marvin Braude Bike Trail|Coastal Bike Trail]]]]
Santa Monica has a bike action plan<ref>{{cite web|title=Santa Monica Bike Action Plan|url=http://www.smgov.net/departments/pcd/plans/bike-action-plan/|publisher=City of Santa Monica|access-date=March 7, 2015|archive-date=October 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015231550/http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Plans/Bike-Action-Plan/|url-status=live}}</ref> and launched a [[bicycle sharing system]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bikeshare is coming to Santa Monica!|url=http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Programs/Bike-Share/|publisher=City of Santa Monica|access-date=March 7, 2015|archive-date=October 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015224423/http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Programs/Bike-Share/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is traversed by the [[Marvin Braude Bike Trail]]. Santa Monica has received the Bicycle Friendly Community Award (Bronze in 2009, Silver in 2013) by the [[League of American Bicyclists]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Santa Monica|url=http://bikeleague.org/content/santa-monica-calif|publisher=The League of American Bicyclists|date=May 24, 2013|access-date=March 7, 2015|archive-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315131752/http://bikeleague.org/content/santa-monica-calif|url-status=live}}</ref> Local bicycle advocacy organizations include Santa Monica Spoke, a local chapter of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://la-bike.org/about|title=Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition|publisher=Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition|access-date=March 7, 2015|archive-date=March 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311180759/http://la-bike.org/about|url-status=live}}</ref> Santa Monica is thought to be one of the leaders for bicycle infrastructure and programming in Los Angeles County although [[cycling infrastructure]] in Los Angeles County in general remains very poor compared to other major cities.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hymon|first1=Steve|title=Are the pedals of change in Los Angeles County gaining momentum?|url=http://thesource.metro.net/2017/05/17/the-ongoing-bike-revolution-in-los-angeles-county/|website=The Source|access-date=October 14, 2017|date=May 17, 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014134319/http://thesource.metro.net/2017/05/17/the-ongoing-bike-revolution-in-los-angeles-county/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The city implemented a 5-year and 20-year Bike Action Plan with a goal of attaining 14 to 35% bicycle transportation mode share by 2030 through the installation of enhanced bicycle infrastructure throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nelsonnygaard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Santa-Monica-Bicycle-Action-Plan.pdf |title=Action plan |date=2014 |website=nelsonnygaard.com |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217062121/http://nelsonnygaard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Santa-Monica-Bicycle-Action-Plan.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, Santa Monica scored near the 90th percentile of cities surveyed in the PeopleForBikes City Ratings, which measures the quality of a city's bike network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santa Monica California City Rating Page {{!}} PeopleForBikes 2023 City Ratings |url=https://cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/santa-monica-ca |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=PeopleForBikes |language=en}}</ref>

In terms of number of bicycle accidents, Santa Monica ranks as one of the worst (#2) out of 102 California cities with population 50,000–100,000, a ranking consistent with the city's composite ranking.<ref>{{cite web|title=OTS Collision Rankings|url=http://www.ots.ca.gov/Media_and_Research/Rankings/default.asp|publisher=California Office of Traffic Safety|access-date=March 7, 2015|archive-date=March 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302122700/http://www.ots.ca.gov/Media_and_Research/Rankings/default.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2007 and 2008, local police cracked down on Santa Monica [[Critical Mass (cycling)|Critical Mass]] rides that had become controversial, putting a damper on the tradition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Critical Mass bike ride may be at braking point|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-dec-07-me-bikers7-story.html|access-date=March 7, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 7, 2007|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402210152/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/07/local/me-bikers7|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Highways ====
[[File:Beach Santa Monica ocean.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pacific Coast Highway (California)|Pacific Coast Highway]] running through Santa Monica]]
The [[Santa Monica Freeway]] ([[Interstate 10 (California)|Interstate 10]]) begins in Santa Monica near the Pacific Ocean and heads east. The Santa Monica Freeway between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles has the distinction of being one of the busiest highways in all of North America. After traversing the [[Greater Los Angeles]] area, I-10 crosses seven more states, terminating at [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. In Santa Monica, there is a road sign designating this route as the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway. [[State Route 2 (California)|State Route 2]] ([[Santa Monica Boulevard]]) begins in Santa Monica, barely grazing [[State Route 1 (California)|State Route 1]] at [[Lincoln Boulevard (Southern California)|Lincoln Boulevard]], and continues northeast across Los Angeles County, through the [[Angeles National Forest]], crossing the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] as the [[Angeles Crest Highway]], ending in [[Wrightwood, California|Wrightwood]]. Santa Monica is also the western terminus of Historic [[U.S. Route 66 (California)|U.S. Route 66]]. Close to the eastern boundary of Santa Monica, [[Sepulveda Boulevard]] reaches from [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] at the south, to the northern end of the [[San Fernando Valley]]. Just east of Santa Monica is [[Interstate 405 (California)|Interstate 405]], the San Diego Freeway, a major north–south route in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Orange County, California|Orange]] counties.

==== Motorized vehicles ====
[[File:Santa Monica Beach (8369125844).jpg|thumb|right|People on [[Segway]]s on Santa Monica State Beach]]
Santa Monica has purchased the first [[ZeroTruck]] [[all-electric vehicle|all-electric]] [[medium-duty truck]]. The vehicle will be equipped with a Scelzi utility body, it is based on the Isuzu N series chassis, a [[UQM]] PowerPhase 100 advanced electric motor and is the only US built electric truck offered for sale in the United States in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=21244 |title=Santa Monica Introduces Electric Zero Truck Into City Fleet: #evworld |publisher=Evworld.com |date=June 21, 2009 |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-date=February 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223195850/http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=21244 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Bus ====
The city of Santa Monica runs its own bus service, the [[Big Blue Bus]], which also serves much of [[West Los Angeles (region)|West Los Angeles]] and the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA). A Big Blue Bus was featured prominently in the action movie ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]''.

The city of Santa Monica is also served by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]'s (Metro) bus lines. Metro also complements Big Blue service, as when Big Blue routes are not operational overnight, Metro buses make many Big Blue Bus stops, in addition to MTA stops.

==== Light rail ====
[[File:Gold Line train leaving Downtown Santa Monica station, July 2017.JPG|thumb|left|An [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|E Line]] train of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] at [[Downtown Santa Monica station]]]]
Design and construction on the {{convert|6.6|mile|km|adj=mid|extension}} of the [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Expo Line]] from Culver City to Santa Monica started in September 2011, with service beginning on May 20, 2016. Santa Monica [[Los Angeles Metro Rail|Metro]] stations include {{LAMs|Downtown Santa Monica}}, {{LAMs|17th Street/SMC}}, and {{LAMs|26th Street/Bergamot}}. Travel time between Downtown Santa Monica station and [[7th Street/Metro Center station]] in Downtown Los Angeles is approximately 46 minutes, while the travel time between the downtown Santa Monica station and the terminal [[Atlantic station (Los Angeles Metro)|Atlantic station]] in East Los Angeles is approximately 1 hour and 9 minutes.

Historical aspects of the Expo line route are noteworthy. It uses the former Los Angeles region's electric interurban Pacific Electric Railway's [[Right-of-way (property access)|right-of-way]] that ran from the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles to Santa Monica. This route was called the [[Santa Monica Air Line]] and provided electric-powered freight and passenger service between Los Angeles and Santa Monica beginning in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erha.org/pewal.htm |title=Santa Monica Air Line |publisher=Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California |access-date=March 6, 2015 |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226222027/http://www.erha.org/pewal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Passenger service was discontinued in 1953, but diesel-powered freight deliveries to warehouses along the route continued until March 11, 1988.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morgenthaler|first=Anne |title=END OF THE LINE—The last train out of SM blows a final whistle |newspaper=Santa Monica Outlook |date=March 14, 1988}}</ref> The abandonment of the line spurred future transportation considerations and concerns within the community, and the entire right-of-way was purchased from [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] by Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The line was built in 1875 as the steam-powered [[Los Angeles and Independence Railroad]] to bring mining ore to ships in Santa Monica harbor and as a passenger excursion train to the beach.

==== Airport and ports ====
[[File:KSMO east.jpg|thumb|A view of [[Santa Monica Airport]] looking east towards [[Century City, California|Century City]]]]

The city owns and operates a [[general aviation]] airport, [[Santa Monica Airport]], which has been the site of several important aviation achievements. Commercial flights are available for residents at [[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX]], a few miles south of Santa Monica.

Like other cities in Los Angeles County, Santa Monica is dependent upon the [[Port of Long Beach]] and the [[Port of Los Angeles]] for international ship cargo. In the 1890s, Santa Monica was once in competition with [[Wilmington, Los Angeles, California|Wilmington, California]], and [[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro]] for recognition as the "Port of Los Angeles" (see [[History of Santa Monica, California]]).

==== Other ====
Since the mid-1980s, various proposals have been made to extend the [[D Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Purple Line]] subway to Santa Monica under Wilshire Boulevard. There are no current plans to complete the "subway to the sea", an estimated $5&nbsp;billion project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloomekatz |first=Ari B. |date=November 15, 2009 |title=California: In L.A., which is the best way west?: As the $5-billion subway draws closer to reality, the debate over the most beneficial route intensifies. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-15-me-westside15-story.html |access-date=March 27, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2018, Santa Monica issued permits to [[Bird Global|Bird]], [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]], [[Lyft]], and [[Jump Bikes]] to operate dockless [[scooter-sharing system]]s in the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/30/santa-monica-will-allow-lime-bird-lyft-and-jump-to-operate-e-scooters/|title=Santa Monica will allow Lime, Bird, Lyft and JUMP to operate e-scooters|last=Clark|first=Kate|date=August 30, 2018|work=[[TechCrunch]]|access-date=August 30, 2018|publisher=[[Oath Inc.]]|archive-date=August 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831035809/https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/30/santa-monica-will-allow-lime-bird-lyft-and-jump-to-operate-e-scooters/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of April 2023, Lyft, Spin, Veo, and Wheels are licensed to provide micro-mobility transportation in city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=santamonica.gov - Shared Mobility |url=https://www.santamonica.gov/programs/shared-mobility |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=www.santamonica.gov}}</ref>