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Orange Line BRT Speed Improvements Caught In Inter-Agency Delays
I was hoping to write a couple of happy stories this week about the Metro Orange Line. The San Fernando Valley's highly-regarded workhorse Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) opened in 2005. Lately, a new pedestrian tunnel and faster bus speeds seemed imminent. These facilities would save time for the Orange Line's 30,000 daily riders.
December 18, 2014
NoHo Ped Tunnel Construction Underway, To Connect Orange and Red Lines
Construction is underway for a new tunnel that will make it easier for riders to transfer between Metro's Orange and Red Lines. Per Metro's fact sheet [PDF], the new tunnel, officially the North Hollywood Station Underpass project, is expected to be completed in Spring 2016. Riders are already detouring around the pedestrian-unfriendly construction site barriers.
December 16, 2014
Krekorian and Garcetti Tout Metro’s New 405 Freeway Express Bus Service
Starting this Sunday, Metro is introducing its new Valley-Westside Express bus line that takes advantage of the recently-widened 405 Freeway's new high-occupancy vehicle lanes. The new line runs from Pacoima to Westwood, with stops at the Van Nuys Metrolink Station and the Metro Orange Line's Van Nuys and Sepulveda stations. The full map of the new service is after the jump below.
December 12, 2014
Connecting Communities Through Art and Bikes: The Pacoima Mural Ride
Weaving together history and art with bicycles, the Pacoima Mural Ride guided participants on a people’s tour of some of the treasures found in the San Fernando Valley (SFV), this past Saturday. The ride introduced cyclists from every corner of Los Angeles to the community spaces, cafes, and murals that tell the history of the community, even as new chapters are added with each new mural that is painted.
August 11, 2014
Metro July Meeting Re-Cap: Subway, SRTP, Active Transpo, and More
Metro's July Board of Directors meeting took place yesterday. As usual, it was four-plus hours long, with plenty of implications for the future of livability and transportation for the region. SBLA re-caps the meeting below.
July 25, 2014
Metro Raising Parking Rates for NoHo and Universal; Most Parking Still Free
As of July 1st 2014, Metro will raise monthly permit parking rates for two of its most popular and most sold-out parking lots. Metro's North Hollywood Red Line Station monthly parking permit will go from $39 to $59. Universal City Station monthly parking permits will go from $39 to $55.
April 30, 2014
San Fernando Votes To Move Forward With Pacoima Wash Bikeway
Last night, the city of San Fernando moved a step closer to constructing a new bike path along the Pacoima Wash. The city council voted unanimously, 5-0, in favor of seeking California state Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding. If everything goes smoothly, the Pacoima Wash Bikeway would open to the public in early 2017.
March 18, 2014
Vroom! Speed Limit Increases Head Back to City Council, But Do They Have To?
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February 7, 2012
Daily News: Valley Needs Smart Transit
An editorial in today's Daily News calls for smart, strategic transit investments in the San Fernando Valley to insure that The Valley streets don't resemble their clogged counterparts on the Westside. Including their editorial two weeks ago wondering when the SFV is going to get CicLAvia, this marks the second time in October that the Valley's paper of record is asking for more progressive transportation options.
October 26, 2011
Metro Is Looking for Transit Options for Van Nuys Boulevard: Let’s Help Them Out
Yesterday, the Daily News reported on a series of public meetings (including ones tonight and tomorrow) designed to solicit feedback on what rapid transit option makes the most sense for the densest and most congested portion of Van Nuys Boulevard. $68.5 million has been set aside for this project from Measure R and Metro hopes it can be up and running by 2018.
October 25, 2011