Agency Watch

Metro and City ignored approved bikeway plans - again. Alameda Esplanade and 5th Street bus queue jumper still on the way.

The 1.9-mile $1.8 billion light rail includes three new stations, but its big benefit is tying together several formerly disconnected rail lines. The Metro A Line is now 49.5 miles long, the longest light rail line in US.

Tomorrow the Metro Planning Committee will vote on a Metro staff proposal to allocate $8 million for a 405 Freeway expansion project that would add additional lanes to the 405 between Artesia Boulevard and the 105 Freeway.

Metro's new downtown subway connector opens in one week: Friday, June 16

Metro transit passes are going away after this month, but it's actually a good thing

Metro recently installed new temporary metal barriers channel riders into three separate streams: one entering toward the platform, two exiting toward the street

Of 24 projects announced, so far: 4 sweet new bikeways, 4 traffic circles, and not much else

Up in the West San Fernando Valley is what appears to be the city’s of Los Angeles’ most substandard bike facility, and the city has all too many inadequate bike facilities to choose from. A stretch of De Soto Avenue has a three-foot wide bike lane, two feet of which are the concrete gutter. It’s at the intersection of De Soto and El Rancho Road, located in the community of Woodland Hills. It’s just one long block south of the Metro J Line (Orange) Bus Rapid Transit and bike path, and right across the street from Pierce College.

Don't just stand there - dive right in to SBLA's Metro FY2023-24 budget listicle!