Another CicLAvia sponsored by Metro, another giant crowd — this time on Colorado Boulevard and some adjacent streets in Pasadena. Thanks everyone for coming out! If you need a full-resolution [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Coalition calls for 10 percent of future L.A. sales tax measure go to walk-bike (Streetsblog LA) More than 30 groups say that the potential 2016 ballot measure under consideration by [continue reading]
The 11th installation of CicLAvia — the first to be held in South L.A. — took place yesterday, and by all accounts it was another success. Cyclists and pedestrians travelled along the car-less [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. A lovely lineup of Metro buses past and present. Photo by @el_transit_foamer #MetroBus #buses #buslife #metrolosangeles A photo posted by Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) on Oct 10, 2014 at 7:30am [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! University of Minnesota ranks accessibility to jobs by transit in the U.S. (news release) The study finds that Los Angeles ranks third behind New York [continue reading]
Heads up, people: the first event is this Thursday evening, a panel discussion on the new streets of L.A. in DTLA — event description and RSVP info is below. Here is the news release from our friends at CicLAvia: New “CicLAvia Explores” Program Engages and Connects Audiences to Los Angeles County [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Reward to be offered in fatal beating at Blue Line station (L.A. Times) The Board of Supervisors has approved a $10,000 reward for information leading [continue reading]
No surprise: another big crowd for CicLAvia on Sunday, with cyclists, walkers and others taking over Wilshire Boulevard between downtown Los Angeles and the Miracle Mile. Here are a few pics. Kind of wish you were out here? There's still time! #ciclavia pic.twitter.com/2eFIHuql57 — CicLAvia (@CicLAvia) April 6, 2014 https://twitter.com/MargaretTwitty8/status/451420458899214336/photo/1 [continue reading]
[scribd id=192412340 key=key-1okk7vbn8e5ka3l65cwv mode=scroll] In 2013, Supervisors and Metro Board Members Mark Ridley-Thomas and Gloria Molina began promoting a proposal to build an 8.3-mile pedestrian and bike path that would connect the future Crenshaw/LAX Line to the Los Angeles River. The path would follow the old Harbor Subdivision rail right-of-way that [continue reading]
One of the primary hurdles facing any rail transit project is the ability for people to easily reach the stations. With that goal in mind, a press event was held at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights on Tuesday morning for a project to improve pedestrian and cycling connections to eight Gold [continue reading]
