Here’s the news release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to conduct a full northbound I-405 freeway closure from Santa Monica Boulevard to Wilshire Boulevard in West Los Angeles beginning Thursday night, May 9 2013 from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. The full northbound freeway [continue reading]
The Revlon Run/Walk for Women will take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this Saturday, May 11 from 7 a.m. to noon. Metro will be detouring the following bus lines in the Exposition Park area to accommodate the event. Metro Lines: 14/37, 38, 81, 102, 200 and Metro Silver [continue reading]
Amtrak will host the sixth annual National Train Day this Saturday at L.A. Union Station from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The family friendly event is free to the public. Drop by to tour luxurious historic rail cars, freight trains and more. There will be live entertainment and giveaways, plus [continue reading]
This is a Metro project that the city of Los Angeles is building. The Metro Board approved the 7.7 miles of peak hour bus lanes on parts of Wilshire within the city of L.A. back in May 2011. The first part to be built will be the easternmost section, shown [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Delays, costs build up for 405 project (L.A. Times) A good look at the [continue reading]
Explore L.A. in a car free way with Discover Los Angeles. They’ve put together itineraries that feature walking, biking or riding Metro to destinations that tourists and locals can both enjoy. On Sunday, May 19, Discover L.A. is arranging a photo tour for those who want to try the L.A. [continue reading]
Metro has a few great events coming up for Bike Week L.A., but the Orange County Transportion Authority has some plans of their own. Commuters in Orange County are invited to join OCTA for a bike rally on May 16, Bike to Work Day. OCTA will be hosting a bike rally from 7:30 to [continue reading]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhLerIUjV20] The I-5/SR-170 connector opened this morning and it’s looking pretty good.
Great news for cyclists from the City of South Pasadena: it was awarded more than $400,000 in Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) Grant funds to implement its Bicycle Master Plan (BMP). The grant was awarded to fund two high-profile projects from the city’s BMP: the Mission Street Green Sharrow Lane Project and [continue reading]
