2 Several major highways and thoroughfares pass through the Santa Monica city limits as well – the US Interstate 10 highway has its western terminus within the Santa Monica city limits, and the scenic Pacific Coast Highway 1 (often called PCH in local vernacular) takes drivers through Santa Monica between its storied Santa Monica Pier and Ocean Ave, which contains numerous luxury hotels, apartments, and shopping centers that attract over 8 million visitors a year from around the world. However, like much of Los Angeles County, Santa Monica is densely populated, currently home to approximately 90,000 residents. Santa Monica is also well known for its plentiful options for getting around in the city. Coastal winds and offshore breezes blow low-lying pollutants, such as PM2.5, away from the city in a southerly direction down the California coast and inland, primarily eastward towards other coastal cities in western Los Angeles County and even further inland cities like Redlands, San Bernardino, and Crestline, a distant mountain community. Santa Monica is a bustling coastal town on the edge of Los Angeles County, about 15 miles west of downtown Los Angeles and adjacent to several affluent areas with illustrious neighborhoods, universities, and tech industry hotspots.ĭue to its proximity to the coast, Santa Monica typically doesn’t experience poor air quality relative to the urban areas around it, such as the city of Los Angeles.
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