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Beverly Hills School District Files New Lawsuit Against Purple Line Subway
Last week the Beverly Hills School District filed a new lawsuit against the FTA and Metro again aimed at preventing the Purple Line from tunneling below Beverly Hills High School.
January 29, 2018
Beverly Hills Approves Bike Lanes for Santa Monica Blvd
The Beverly Hills City Council approved new bike lanes for Santa Monica Boulevard, expected to be installed by mid-2018.
June 21, 2017
Opinion: The Autonomous Future of Public Transportation
Applications within public transportation for driverless vehicle technology should be much more than an afterthought. Yet public transit agencies seem to be slow to recognize the potential of autonomous vehicles (AVs) which could literally revolutionize how we think about and use public transportation.
June 30, 2016
Today’s Beverly Hills vs. Metro Subway Court Hearing Inconclusive
At a federal court hearing this morning, attorneys for Beverly Hills and Metro clashed, but did not arrive at any conclusive outcome. It appears that Metro will likely need to do some additional environmental review (a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement or SEIS) before proceeding with construction on phase 2 of the Purple Line Subway extension, which is planned to tunnel below the city of Beverly Hills with stations in Beverly Hills and Century City.
June 1, 2016
L.A. and Santa Monica Finalize Terms For Venice Bike-Share Stations
Yesterday, The Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee approved terms for five Breeze bike-share stations to be located in the L.A. City neighborhood of Venice. Full details are available in the staff report [PDF] for council file 16-0176.
February 25, 2016
Preliminary Federal Ruling Sides With Beverly Hills Against Metro Subway
Last week, United States District Judge George Wu issued a ruling [PDF] in Beverly Hills' legal battles against Metro's plans to tunnel the Purple Line subway beneath Beverly Hills High School.
February 9, 2016
Eyes on the Street: LADOT Express Bus Service to Beverly Hills
Michael Fleming has been advocating for LADOT's Commuter Express bus service to add a stop to service Beverly Hills for years. When LADOT gave him the best New Year's present of all, a bus stop just blocks from his office, he excitedly snapped this picture to share with the world.
January 9, 2015
A Plea to Beverly Hills: Give Up the Anti-Subway PR Campaign
Today is a great day for L.A. County. After decades of stalling, Metro is finally breaking ground on the Westside Subway extension from Wilshire/Western to Westwood.
November 7, 2014