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Sand City shopping center entrance reopened after closure for busway project.
News

Sand City shopping center entrance reopened after closure for busway project.

  • Chrissa Olson
  • Sep 24, 2026

Monterey-Salinas Transit reopened the main entrance to the Sand Dollar Shopping Center Thursday, Sept. 24 after closing it to replace the asph…

State Parks complicates plans for Monterey-Salinas Transit’s ever-evolving SURF! busway.
News

State Parks complicates plans for Monterey-Salinas Transit’s ever-evolving SURF! busway.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 11, 2025

When California voters passed Prop. 20 in 1972, establishing the California Coastal Commission, the message from voters was clear: Protect the…

Soil contamination could add another hurdle for MST’s SURF! busway project.
News

Soil contamination could add another hurdle for MST’s SURF! busway project.

  • David Schmalz
  • Apr 3, 2025

On March 21, when the California Transportation Commission approved allocating $25 million to Monterey-Salinas Transit to build the SURF! busw…

Will the SURF! busway help reduce congestion? Only time will tell, if it gets built.
Opinion

Will the SURF! busway help reduce congestion? Only time will tell, if it gets built.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 24, 2024

David Schmalz here. For this week’s cover story, I wrote about Monterey-Salinas Transit’s SURF! project, a complicated topic I felt merited fu…

The Coastal Commission is set to consider the complicated case of the SURF! busway.
Newsletter

The Coastal Commission is set to consider the complicated case of the SURF! busway.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 11, 2024

David Schmalz here, trying to keep all the strands in my head regarding Monterey-Salinas Transit’s SURF! busway project, a proposed off-highwa…

Monterey-Salinas Transit’s proposed SURF! busway is hitting bumps in the road.
News

Monterey-Salinas Transit’s proposed SURF! busway is hitting bumps in the road.

  • David Schmalz
  • May 30, 2024

It’s two steps forward, one step back for Monterey-Salinas Transit’s SURF! project, a busway between Marina and Sand City that is proposed for…

MST moves forward with plans for a new bus lane along Highway 1, from Marina to Seaside.
News

MST moves forward with plans for a new bus lane along Highway 1, from Marina to Seaside.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 18, 2021

Drive along Highway 1 between Seaside and Marina sometimes and it’s a fast-moving road. Drive it other times of day – weekdays at rush hour, o…

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