Protecting the Gold Line along the 210, rail yard pics: HWR, April 8
Art of Transit: Below are a few more pics taken last week at Metro’s new Southwestern Yard, where light rail cars to be used on the Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green [continue reading]
Crenshaw North, ride share safety, Long Beach Angels: HWR, April 4
•Check out this new video by Metro on the building of the Regional Connector project. •Not exactly a shocker: there was very healthy attendance in West Hollywood for the recent Crenshaw North Extension public meeting, reports the Park La Brea/Beverly Press. The project would extend the Crenshaw/LAX Line north to [continue reading]
Video primer on Metro, bus fire, primer: HWR, April 3
Nice new video from the activist group Investing in Place. •Nice step forward for the Crenshaw/LAX Line project with the ribbon cutting today for the new Southwestern Yard — next to LAX — where rail cars will be serviced. Here’s the Source post with plenty of pics. •Metro announced Tuesday [continue reading]
Bus lane enforcement, congestion pricing: HWR, April 2
Dept. of Twitter Some fresh ideas below on how to keep bus lanes clear for buses, courtesy of UCLA ITS. Check out the entire thread. It’s worth it. Strategy 1: A continuous thread to break through enemy/parked obstacles pic.twitter.com/RILH1W3NgJ — UCLA ITS (@ucla_its) April 1, 2019 Signs we'd like to [continue reading]
Nipsey Hussle, congestion pricing vs robot cars: HWR, April 1
“I'm a 108 bus catchingBlue line train riding, westsider with the young extras” — RIP Nipsey Hussle. pic.twitter.com/5USIexD07N — Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) April 1, 2019 Here’s an appreciation in [continue reading]
Bus lanes in LA, scooters in DTLA, parking requirements, Lyft IPO: HWR, March 29
Tidbit from @metrolosangeles: The service planning department says they're working with LADOT and Garcetti’s office to install a "pilot bus lane" by the end of 2019. Several other corridors could [continue reading]
Congestion pricing study, transit vs public restrooms, Orange Line project: HWR, March 28
As many of you likely know, the Metro Board of Directors in February approved launching a feasibility study of congestion relief pricing, which is the use of tolls to manage [continue reading]
Road safety, congestion pricing in Gotham: How We Roll, March 27
Art of Walking I’m sure you heard about the helicopter-landing-in-the-preserve-incident — by incident I mean “hopeful felony conviction.” Type in #antelopevalleypoppyreserve on IG and you can see all sorts of [continue reading]
New presentation and FAQ for Crenshaw Northern Extension project
[scribd id=402725113 key=key-0jWc9qxomSjoiJgVEEar mode=scroll] (pdf here for download) [scribd id=402725239 key=key-Qq2CrmkLb8GL9gQyDYzN mode=scroll] (pdf here for download) Meetings have now concluded to discuss alternatives to extend the Crenshaw/LAX Line north with [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 8: let’s look at what’s happening on the Westside
News from the Westside: Los Angeles City Council rejected an appeal from neighborhood advocates fighting a bicycle lane on Venice Boulevard in Mar Vista, so now the group plans to [continue reading]