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Roundabouts open on Imjin Parkway, entering a new phase for the two-year-long project.
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Roundabouts open on Imjin Parkway, entering a new phase for the two-year-long project.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Aug 26, 2025

Erik Chalhoub here, reminded of one of my favorite movie scenes. In National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) drives …

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

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 hopes to change the Coastal Commission staff’s view on a proposed busway.
Newsletter

Monterey-Salinas Transit hopes to change the Coastal Commission staff’s view on a proposed busway.

  • David Schmalz
  • Aug 6, 2024

For those who’ve read the California Coastal Commission’s July 26 report about Monterey-Salinas Transit’s proposed SURF! project, which seeks …

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

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