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Planning Department Releases Measure HLA Implementation “Standard Elements” Draft
The city is working to clarify exactly what minimum bus/bike/walk improvements are triggered by Measure HLA
February 4, 2025
Metro Postpones Bus Lane Automated Ticketing
Automated bus lane enforcement improves bus speeds and increases ridership. Metro had announced its automated ticketing program would start citations on January 1, then pushed the start date to February 17.
December 30, 2024
Briefs from November Metro Committees: Metro Micro, Security, Service Changes, and More
Outsourcing Metro Micro, pausing North County transit projects to build highways, recruiting a Police Chief, service changes, Dodger fans ride, and more
November 25, 2024
Metro Committee Approves Revoking $435K Culver City Grant due to Bike Lane Removal
Culver City recently removed protected bike lanes funded by a Metro Active Transportation grant, now Metro wants its money back
November 20, 2024
Metro Ridership Snapshot Suggests Added Service, Bus Lanes, and Walk/Bike Projects Increase Riders
Overall Metro ridership grew 7.5 percent year-over-year, but some rail and bus lines grew 10-20+ percent. SBLA explores factors that influenced outsized system-leading ridership increases.
November 7, 2024
Metro Rider Updates: C/K Lines, Bus Lane Cameras, TAP-to-Exit, and Cell Service
Cameras on Metro buses are now enforcing bus lanes! Metro K Line Aviation/Century Station opens this Sunday, with changed C and K Line operations. TAP-to-exit and cell phone reception are expanding.
November 1, 2024
L.A. City Council Approves On-Bus Camera Enforcement of Bus-Only Lanes
After outreach and a 60-day warning period, actual bus lane citations are likely to start in early 2025
October 8, 2024
Advocates Push Metro and L.A. City for a More Multimodal Vermont Avenue; HLA Compliance Challenged
Metro's too-modest Vermont Avenue bus plans don't appear to comply with Measure HLA Mobility Plan requirements. It's one of at least a half-dozen Metro projects that appear to clash with HLA/MP2035.
October 4, 2024
New Bike and Bus Lanes on Townsend Avenue and Avenue 51
A mile of new bus and bike lanes represents a worthwhile modest step toward safer, more multimodal streets. The hillside project includes uphill bike lanes and downhill sharrows.
October 1, 2024
Roscoe Blvd Bus-Priority Lanes Are Open
At 10.4 miles (20.8 lane-miles) Roscoe Boulevard now has the most bus-only lane mileage of any street in Southern California
August 29, 2024
