Tag: Santa Monica Airport Conversion

SANTA MONICA—On Sunday, March 15, the city of Santa Monica posted on its Facebook page that after almost 2 years of public outreach and engagement, it has released a draft Framework Diagram for the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project.

Visit SMACproject.com to take an online survey on the Framework Diagram by April 26.

The Framework Diagram is intended to build shared understanding and consensus before moving into the more detailed design phase. It organizes the site into eight distinct but interconnected districts:

-Immersive Nature, a calm ecological landscape prioritizing native habitat and biodiversity
-Active Sports, a structured regional athletic destination
-Arts & Culture, a dynamic district organized around food, performance, and creative expression
-Urban Edge, a connected district along the north side of the site that extends the park into the surrounding neighborhood through adaptive reuse of existing structures
-The Stroll, a welcoming green gateway serving as the park’s front door from the Clover Park area
-The Lawn, a flexible central gathering space serving as the “living room” of the park
-The Meadow, an intimate community-focused landscape with adventure play and neighborhood-scale gathering
-The Heart, a magnetic civic core where architecture, landscape, and movement intersect.

Members of the community are invited to review the Framework Diagram and share your feedback through our online survey, open through April 26. Both the survey and the Framework Diagram presentation are available on the project engagement website at: SMACproject.com.

To discover more visit:
https://www.santamonica.gov/blog/airport-conversion-project-moves-into-next-phase-with-new-community-survey?fbclid=IwY2xjawQk25RleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBGTW1NRnRTcVRvek9yUGIyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsu2l-33f-5PvNlxkDyeIVgsJoDcaIFy4hNkUIPrVL3A1AjBUJMfPfQwEFla_aem_bg9ibq9kRqfRs0p-PgHArg

 

By Danny Jones

SANTA MONICA—On April 5, the city of Santa Monica announced on their Facebook page that they are seeking letters of interest for conversion of the Santa Monica Airport.

The city is closing the Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) at midnight on December 31, 2028, as authorized by the Consent Decree/Settlement Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2017. This closure will enable the city to repurpose the 192-acre site, originally purchased with a park bond, into a park-focused project with supporting uses that will serve Santa Monicans and the wider region for generations to come.

The project scope involves extensive community engagement to determine how best the land can serve all of Santa Monica by balancing preferred uses with adopted city policies, and other immediate and long-term community needs via economically supportable uses.

This solicitation should address at least one use, or a group of uses, for the city to consider for a portion of the site, this is not a master plan request. If the city decides, by the Santa Monica City Council direction, to move forward with any of the LOIs, or other, a separate Request for Qualifications / Proposals (RFQ/RFP) would be necessary, no negotiations will occur at this time. LOI respondents will be included on a list of partnership ideas that may move forward for City Council and community consideration.

Santa Monica is looking for interesting ideas and partnerships to serve the needs of the community. Individuals can apply at: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santa-monica-ca/projects/157023?fbclid=IwY2xjawJgwmxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHgGzafqyzfSGTcNM7HRGMU6fN3XdbVZslnnqFEvP6LE6UCFwNTurwnxq_jzW_aem_9_5mn8b7iQYGagJFg8cBug.

The proposal submission deadline is May 5, 2025 at 5 p.m.

By Trevor