Tag: community feedback

SANTA MONICA—On Thursday, December 12, the city of Santa Monica posted on its website that community members can weigh in on the draft Guiding Principles for the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project in a new online survey open through January 5, 2025.

The city released the draft Guiding Principles last week and hosted a community open house on December 7 to share them and start gathering community feedback.

Individuals unable to attend the meeting can take an online survey to weigh in on the draft principles and also try their hand at the Balance Builder interactive card game, which asks players to prioritize the top 50 uses from the project’s Phase 2A survey to help design and balance the future of the Santa Monica Airport site.

The Guiding Principles, along with community feedback, are set to be presented to the Santa Monica City Council in early 2025.

On Saturday, December 14, the city of Santa Monica posted on its Facebook page that it is minimizing leaded fuel at its airport. They increased cleaner fuel options at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) by being the first city in the nation to bring Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded fuel to the SMO self-service fuel station, marking a major step in minimizing leaded fuel use.

For more details on the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project, visit www.smacproject.com.

By Trevor

BEVERLY HILLS—The city of Beverly Hills posted on its Facebook page that it is asking for the community’s feedback on portable signs on public sidewalks.

A Portable Signage Ad Hoc Committee Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 21 at 10 a.m. The city will be discussing important updates on the use of portable signage in our area and seeking feedback. “Your voice matters. All are welcome to attend and participate!,” the city of Beverly Hills said on Facebook.

The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Municipal Gallery at Beverly Hills City Hall located at 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

To participate virtually go to: https://beverlyhills-org.zoom.us/my/community (Passcode: 90210).

To obtain more details visit www.beverlyhills.org/policyprojects.

By Trevor

MALIBU—On Friday, June 28, the city of Malibu posted on their Facebook page that Phase 1 of the Malibu Community Lands project has been completed.

From now until mid-August, the city of Malibu will review all the feedback they have collected so far.

Starting in mid-August, they will return with Phase 2 of the project, where the city will use the input received from Phase 1 to refine questions for the community to aid in the decision-making process.

To review the presentations and community feedback from Phase 1 visit: //MalibuCommunityLands.org/2024-Community-Meeting-Series. The public can view the Malibu Community Lands recap video at: www.//Youtube.com/watch?v=6zlfdJt5kTM.

For more details and to share thoughts visit: www.MalibuCommunityLands.org.

By Trevor

SANTA MONICA—On February 21, the city of Santa Monica announced in a press release it is reimagining Big Blue Bus, working with community partners to expand access to quicker, more frequent, and reliable transportation in the city and west Los Angeles.

Community members are invited to share feedback on Big Blue Bus service improvements during two public workshops in March as part of the city’s Brighter Blue service planning initiative.

Through Brighter Blue, Big Blue Bus will establish a roadmap for applying system enhancements over the next five years, taking into consideration the following factors:

-Impacts of COVID-19 on current travel patterns and service conditions

-Changes in the region and operating environment

-Big Blue Bus’s ongoing transition to a zero-emission fleet

“It has been nearly 10 years since Big Blue Bus last conducted a planning effort of this scale, and our riders’ needs have shifted drastically during this period,” said Anuj Gupta, director of the Santa Monica Department of Transportation. “We encourage current and future riders to take part in this process as we seek to better align our system with post-pandemic travel behavior, promote greater connectivity with built and planned regional transportation projects, enhance first-last mile connections, and improve bus frequency and travel speeds.”

Community members are invited to provide input at two public workshops:

Virtual Workshop

Wednesday, March 6

6-8 p.m.

In-Person Workshop

Thursday, March 7

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Santa Monica Main Library – Multipurpose Room located at 601 Santa Monica Blvd.

To attend a workshop, register at brigherbluebbb.com. Those unable to attend a workshop can provide input via an online survey at sur-vey.typeform.com/brighterblue.

To get to the in-person workshop individuals can take the Big Blue Bus Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 18, Rapid 7, and Rapid 10 that serve the Santa Monica Main Library. Parking is available in the library garage (enter on 7th Street, just north of Santa Monica Boulevard).

The Santa Monica Main Library is ADA-accessible. Disability and translation accommodation requests should be made at least three days prior to the meeting by calling (310) 458-1975, ext. 2386. All written materials are available in alternate formats upon request.

For more details about Brighter Blue please visit: brighterbluebbb.com.

By Trevor