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Metro Approves Vermont Avenue Bus Project, Favoring Parking Over Bikeway Plan
Metro and L.A. City are planning bus upgrades for Vermont Avenue, but current designs omit planned safety improvements (mainly bike lanes) now mandatory under Measure HLA
Hyperion Avenue Project Should Trigger Measure HLA Improvements
Advocates can use Measure HLA to take the city to court to force city departments to truly make Hyperion Avenue a safer and more livable place
Drivers Beware: Automatic Bus Lane Parking Tickets Start Next Monday – Feb. 17
If you drive, don't risk a ticket - don't park in bus lanes or at bus stops.
Forest Lawn Cemetery Urged Against Safety Upgrades Because “No Substantial Bicycle Use”
Don't make safety improvements on Forest Lawn Drive - because "we have not observed substantial bicycle use" there.
DASH Buses to Resume Fare Collection Saturday February 1
After nearly five years of fare-free operation, DASH will return to charging the same fare it charged pre-pandemic: 50 cents - discounted to 35 cents if paying via TAP card
Bike Lanes Extended on Reseda Boulevard Are First Clear Measure HLA Upgrade
Measure HLA requirements triggered 350 new feet of bike lanes on Reseda Boulevard, making Southern California's longest on-street bikeway even longer
Streetsblog Predictions for 2025
Editor Joe Linton predicts 2025 will see: Metro ridership growth, Destination Crenshaw, Rail2Rail path, new bus lanes, new rail lines, transit groundbreakings, and the first Measure HLA lawsuit
Metro Postpones Bus Lane Automated Ticketing
Automated bus lane enforcement improves bus speeds and increases ridership. Metro had announced its automated ticketing program would start citations on January 1, then pushed the start date to February 17.
Cemeteries Push to Bury Forest Lawn Drive Safety Improvements
Forest Lawn and Mount Sinai reps call scaled-back city street improvements a "bad plan" and "permanent traffic disaster"
Metro Ridership Snapshot Suggests Added Service, Bus Lanes, and Walk/Bike Projects Increase Riders
Overall Metro ridership grew 7.5 percent year-over-year, but some rail and bus lines grew 10-20+ percent. SBLA explores factors that influenced outsized system-leading ridership increases.
