Image: Mayor Bass speaking at Metro’s State of the Agency event. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog At yesterday’s Metro State of the Agency event, outgoing Metro Board Chair Fernando Dutra handed the ceremonial gavel to incoming Board Chair L.A. Mayor Karen…
Last week, Santa Clarita City Councilmember Jason Gibbs was elected to the Metro board. Gibbs was approved by his subregion, and still faces one remaining county committee approval. Gibbs will replace outgoing boardmember Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian in representing the…
Since May 1, the city of Santa Monica has been using AI camera technology to ticket drivers parked in bike lanes. Starting today, the program shifted from issuing warnings to issuing actual $93 tickets. Santa Monica is the first California city…
Culver City recently upgraded its two-way protected bikeway along Elenda Street. Elenda was already a comfortable safe place to ride since the city installed armadillo-type bikeway protection back in 2021. See that bikeway in Streetsblog L.A.’s armadillo-spotting video.
Last week, Culver City leaders cut a ceremonial ribbon to open newly completed bus and bike improvements, called the Move Culver City Eastern Segment. Mayor Freddy Puza praised the project as “an absolute gamechanger for our network.” “This infrastructure gives you…
Streetsblog’s Great Commuter Race, The D Line Dash is sponsored by Cohen Law Group, the David Bohnett Foundation, and HaydenAI. The D Line Dash race will take place next Tuesday May 19. Three racers will leave the new Metro D…
Metro’s $3.5 billion, four-mile D Line Extension Section 1 is open. The public can ride “the D” all weekend for free; the entire Metro rail/bus/bike-share system is free now through Sunday. The D extends from Wilshire/Western in Koreatown to La Cienega/Wilshire in…
Metro’s new D Line subway extension will open tomorrow. The transit riding public can get on “the D” starting at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8. The entire Metro rail/bus/bike-share system is free from Friday through Sunday. Read more about tomorrow’s…
There’s a handsome new photo book out that belongs on L.A. urbanist shelves. Wilshire Subway documents the history of what is now known as the Metro D Line. The 80-page paperback is written by historian India Mandelkern (one of the writers behind…
Public service announcement: never never ever park a car in a bus lane or at a bus stop! You will get a $293 citation. It’s not worth it. Don’t park in the bus lane. According to a new Transporation Department (LADOT)…
Two of the more bike-friendly westside cities – Culver City and Santa Monica – have green mobility projects under construction. Santa Monica Colorado and Broadway Improvements Santa Monica is installing a new westbound curb-protected bike lane on Colorado Avenue. The…
This story is a lightly edited version of one that appeared yesterday in Streetsblog Los Angeles. Below are four recent bike project updates. Some of these may benefit cyclists, but all are laden with serious drawbacks. Westside Bikeway Meetings Speaking…
“Large Asphalt Repair” on Melrose Avenue. Photo by Joe Linton This story first appeared at Streetsblog. Disclaimer note: I, Streetsblog Editor Joe Linton, do not claim to be a neutral observer here. Outside of my Streetsblog reporting, I have repeatedly…
Metro will open four new miles of D Line subway on Friday May 8! The new Metro D Line Extension (Section 1) will travel from Wilshire/Western in Koreatown all the way to La Cienega/Wilshire in Beverly Hills. The project includes…
The L.A. City Department of Transportation shared proposed locations for the city’s speed camera pilot program, now expected to get underway later this year. For a 30-day period starting today, LADOT is seeking public comment on the locations and the program.…
