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Friday News Briefs: Olympic Blvd Bus Lanes, Metrolink Cuts, Hollywood Blvd Results, and Pacoima Wash Bridge
Metrolink vote on service cuts today. Hollywood Boulevard data shows success. Plans for new Telfair Avenue bike/walk bridge over the Pacoima Wash. Metro plans seven miles of new Olympic Blvd. bus lanes from DTLA to Beverly Hills.
October 9, 2026
L.A. City Plans to Add New Bus and Bike Lanes on Westwood Blvd
The proposed 2.2-mile project would add new protected bike lanes connecting the Metro E Line station to UCLA and would add 1.1 mile of new bus-only lanes. Give your input via online survey.
October 8, 2026
Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s Newly Concrete-Curb-Protected Broadway Bikeway
Broadway now has 1.6 miles of concrete-curb protection, making it the longest continuous stretch of concrete-protected bikeway in L.A. County
October 5, 2026
Nine Districts Have Seen Zero Repaving This Year. How Does Yours Measure Up?
Recent city reports show L.A. resurfacing small streets to avoid multimodal and accessibility mandates. This practice has steered street resources to wealthier neighborhoods.
October 2, 2026
L.A. City to Greenlight West Valley River Bike/Walk Path Construction
The $84 million Los Angeles Riverway West San Fernando Valley project will extend 2.9 miles from Vanalden Avenue to Balboa Boulevard - across the L.A. City neighborhood of Reseda
September 25, 2026
Metro Board September 2026 Update: Electric Buses, Open Streets, Bike-Share, and More
Metro electric buses, Metrolink funding, Metro ridership growth, Vermont Bus Rapid Transit, rail crossovers, fares, bike-share, and open streets
September 24, 2026
L.A. Plans to Add Bus Lane/Stop Enforcement Cameras on DASH Buses
A 60-day DASH bus camera pilot found 3,400 potential violations, averaging about four violations per hour. Camera installation expected to start this November.
September 23, 2026
Bike Shorts: Open Streets, Griffith Park, Metro Bike Share, and More
New bike lane protection in Griffith Park, Hollywood and Arcadia - and Metro expanding bike-share and funding CicLAvia-type events
September 18, 2026
Traffic Violence Victims Urge Mayor and Council to Declare Emergency, Make Streets Safer
"I've been struggling just to survive daily. This is what happens to a parent when they lose a child." "Please help us so that another parent doesn't have to go through what I'm going through presently right now."
September 15, 2026
L.A. City Bikeway Mileage Tanked in Fiscal Year 25-26
From July 2025 through June 2026, the city added 7.5 lane-miles of new bikeways, removed 5.3 miles of existing bikeways, and upgraded 14.1 miles of existing bikeways
September 15, 2026
