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Metro Rider Updates: C/K Lines, Bus Lane Cameras, TAP-to-Exit, and Cell Service
Cameras on Metro buses are now enforcing bus lanes! Metro K Line Aviation/Century Station opens this Sunday, with changed C and K Line operations. TAP-to-exit and cell phone reception are expanding.
November 1, 2024
Metro Breaks Ground on Early Phase of Southeast Gateway Light Rail Construction
The initial $7 billion SE Gateway Line segment will extend 14.5 miles from Artesia to the South L.A. community of Florence, with connections to the Metro A and C Lines
October 31, 2024
Metro/Caltrans 105 Freeway ExpressLanes Project Would Expand Freeway, Add Pollution to Already Burdened Communities
Metro and Caltrans are planning to expand the current ten-lane 105 Freeway to twelve lanes, plus adding new auxiliary lanes, widening ramps, and widening streets.
October 30, 2024
Westwood’s Broxton Avenue Pedestrian Plaza is Open
Broxton Plaza is now open, with additional People St features coming in November
October 28, 2024
Eyes on the Street: New Curb-Protected Bike Lanes at 26th and Broadway in Santa Monica
Bergamot area first-last mile bike/walk/bus upgrades are designed to improve access and safety for people using the Metro E Line 28th Street/Bergamot Station
October 25, 2024
Metro Construction Committee Expected to Green Light Foothill Extension from Pomona to Montclair
This month, Metro's Board of Directors is expected to give the go-ahead to extend the A Line from Pomona to Montclair. The project is called the Foothill Gold Line Extension Phase 2B2, and will include 3.2 additional miles, with two new stations: Claremont and Montclair.
October 22, 2024
Metro Weekday Ridership Surpasses One Million
Metro ridership is at 86 percent of pre-pandemic levels, well ahead of the nationwide average of 76 percent
October 16, 2024
L.A. City Council Committees Approve Road Widening Reforms
The city Bureau of Engineering proposal should minimize road widening at future private developments, but there are several widening situations it does not address, including BOE's own road widening projects
October 9, 2024
L.A. City Council Approves On-Bus Camera Enforcement of Bus-Only Lanes
After outreach and a 60-day warning period, actual bus lane citations are likely to start in early 2025
October 8, 2024
Advocates Push Metro and L.A. City for a More Multimodal Vermont Avenue; HLA Compliance Challenged
Metro's too-modest Vermont Avenue bus plans don't appear to comply with Measure HLA Mobility Plan requirements. It's one of at least a half-dozen Metro projects that appear to clash with HLA/MP2035.
October 4, 2024
