Abby Arnold

Abby Arnold serves on the board of Streetsblog California. Arnold has also been a leader with a who’s who of advocacy groups including Santa Monica Forward, the League of Women Voters, and CLUE. She has also served on a variety of Santa Monica Commissions including a current stint on the Pier Commission.

Streetsblog California |Week Without Driving

Week Without Driving: How Transit Can Serve People in Rural Towns

How do rural residents get to school, work, medical appointments, and other places they need to be?

Abby Arnold

October 3, 2025

Streetsblog California |Week Without Driving

Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes: Observations and Recommendations from a Week Without Driving

I used my age-appropriate tricycle and quickly discovered that a line on the side of the street is not adequate to let me feel safe riding on a moderately busy street.

Abby Arnold

October 7, 2024

Streetsblog California |Week Without Driving

Week Without Driving Day 2: Where the Sidewalk Ends

A week after I bought my house in Santa Rosa I read in the local newspaper that the city was planning to install a flashing crosswalk on Montgomery Drive.

Abby Arnold

October 2, 2024

Streetsblog California |Week Without Driving

Week without Driving Day 1: Adventures on an E-Trike

SBCAL board member and friend Abby takes on the Week Without Driving.

Abby Arnold

October 1, 2024

Streetsblog California |Cars

The Challenge: A Week Without Driving

Streetsblog boardmember Abby Arnold pledges to go without driving for a week, and to tell Streetsblog readers all about it.

Abby Arnold

September 24, 2024