HWR: can transit defeat traffic?
Art of Transit: And speaking of the Expo Line… Expo Line hasn’t reduced traffic congestion as promised, study says (LAT) The new study from USC crunches traffic data numbers and [continue reading]
Final segment of Wilshire bus lane opens
The final .9-mile segment of peak hour bus lanes between Federal Avenue and Centinela Avenue along Wilshire Boulevard in West L.A. will open at the start of rush hour Monday morning. [continue reading]
New pics of Crenshaw/LAX Line construction
November is full of construction activities along the 8.5-mile Crenshaw/LAX Line and preparation work has begun for excavation on the light-rail project on Crenshaw Boulevard between 59th and 67th streets. [continue reading]
Where would you put bike share in DTLA?
Metro is partnering with the city of Los Angeles to launch the Downtown Los Angeles Metro Countywide Bike Share Pilot Program in Summer 2016. The pilot program will [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 9: Expo Line testing
Art of Transit 1: Art of Transit 2: Deep under New York (Reuters) Nice photo gallery of the Eastside Access Project in Gotham. The new tunnels will finally allow [continue reading]
New video: Union Station Master Plan
This new video neatly explains the different phases of the Union Station Master Plan that was approved by the Metro Board last year. The idea is to implement the plan [continue reading]
10th anniversary of the Orange Line
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today joined a host of San Fernando Valley representatives, stakeholders, community members and others to officially celebrate the 10-year anniversary of [continue reading]
Jonathan Gold's 101 best restaurants sans car
L.A. Times food critic Jonathan Gold has released this year’s list of 101 Best Restaurants in the L.A. area. How many of them can you reach via Metro? Well… Q (11): [continue reading]
Metro Motion: the Gold Line to Azusa
The latest edition of Metro Motion — the agency’s quarterly program for public access television — has been completed. The above segment offers a short preview of the Gold Line extension [continue reading]
Metro receives grant for bike path in South L.A.
Metro has received a $15-million federal TIGER grant to help construct 6.4 miles of the Rail-to-River pedestrian and bike path that would run between the future Crenshaw/LAX Line, the Silver Line and [continue reading]