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CicLAvia – The Valley: Tips For Fun, Families, Getting There, and More
CicLAvia - The Valley takes place this Sunday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CicLAvia is L.A.'s open streets celebration - a free, fun, family-friendly festival - where streets are closed to cars to allow people on foot, skates, and bikes to take over.
March 18, 2015
Eyes on the Street: North Hollywood Station Tunnel Construction
Last December, Streetsblog L.A. reported that construction had gotten underway for Metro's new tunnel below Lankershim Boulevard. The $22 million North Hollywood Station Underpass will connect the Red Line subway with the Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit. Full details and diagrams at the earlier article.
March 16, 2015
No Pitchforks as LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Addresses West SFV Forum
I was a little worried that there might be pitchforks at last night's transportation town hall. The event was hosted by L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and held at the Tarzana Recreation Center.
January 23, 2015
San Fernando Valley Prioritizes Freeways, Then Bemoans Lack of Transit
This seems to be the week that the news is that nothing happened in the San Fernando Valley. Last Thursday, SBLA reported that Metro Orange Line speed improvements are not happening yet. On Sunday, the Daily News ran a piece by Dakota Smith entitled, Lack of new San Fernando Valley rail lines draws complaints. Here's an excerpt:
December 23, 2014
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