Although the SMDC endorsed Measure LC in 2014, it recently began a public discussion of whether the club will endorse putting housing at the current SMO site once the City closes the airport. Housing would require another local ballot measure to amend LC.
The UCLA Institute of Environment & Sustainability recently released a wonderful study of the historical landscape of the Santa Monica Airport. The Great Park Coalition looks forward to helping honor and protect the rich ecological and cultural history of this land.
The people and organizations who made the 2014 Measure LC victory possible have reunited in a great coalition to make sure the airport closes as scheduled and the park becomes a reality.
In December 2024, Airport Conversion Project kicked off “Phase 2b” of its multi-year outreach process to guide a consulting team in creating a design for a future “great park” on the land where the Santa Monica Airport now stands.