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Los Angeles Loves “Open Streets” Events – So Why Would Metro Slash Funding?

If Metro wishes to make safe, fun, and ultimately transformative Open Streets events possible, the Board should commit to adequately funding this successful, beloved program

January 23, 2024

Hello ‘Southeast Gateway Line’ and Farewell ‘West Santa Ana Branch’

Metro's future 19-mile Southeast Gateway Line will serve southeast L.A. County cities of Artesia, Bell, Bellflower, Cerritos, Cudahy, Downey, Florence-Firestone, Huntington Park, L.A., Paramount, South Gate, and Vernon

January 22, 2024

This Week’s Metro Updates: Open Streets, MicroTransit, Bike-Share, and More

Open Streets grants, Metro Micro fares, Metro Bike Share, MacArthur Park interventions spreading, transit ridership up with crime down, and soon to be no longer West Santa Ana Branch

January 20, 2024

Zombie Street Widening Strikes Topanga Canyon Blvd Today, based on 2011 Approval

Why do zombie street widenings killed in 2015 and again in 2019 still roam the streets in 2024?

January 19, 2024

Turnbull Canyon Road Grade Separation Construction Underway Soon, Includes Ped/Bike Bridge

The bridges will be built over the Union Pacific tracks where many cut through for a reprieve from the area’s busy arterials

January 17, 2024

Ballona Creek Path Extension Projects Gaining Momentum

Yes, extending the Ballona Creek path upstream is feasible. Yes, it's costly enough that Los Angeles and Culver City will likely need external grant funding.

January 17, 2024

Eyes on the Street: Safe Routes to School Improvements in Koreatown

"While the street is a little bit narrower, we're seeing a lot more kids getting to and from the school in a lot more safe and organized fashion"

January 12, 2024

Alhambra Locals Get Another Month to Review City’s Bike/Ped Plan

The release of the final plan just a few days before it was set to be adopted riled some Alhambra residents, but city officials say the sooner it’s voted on, the sooner they can seek funding

January 11, 2024

L.A. City Repairing L.A. River Bike Path along Griffith Park

It shouldn't take sustained advocacy pressure (and injury lawsuits) from cyclists to get the city to keep its walk/bike paths in a state of good repair

January 10, 2024

Eyes on the Street: Parking Protected Bike Lanes on Variel

Recent road diet parking-protected bike lanes connect residential developments to the G Line bike/walk path

January 8, 2024