Setting the stage for major federal funding to flow into Los Angeles, Senator Barbara Boxer today announced that the Obama Administration has endorsed the 30/10 Initiative to accelerate 12 regional transportation projects, with a pledge from the U.S. DOT to consider the 30/10 initiative in the next transportation reauthorization bill. [continue reading]
This just in. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer announced this afternoon that the 30/10 Initiative to speed 12 transportation projects in Los Angeles County has received the support of the Obama Administration and said FTA will take steps to accelerate consideration of Westside subway extension. More details to follow. Read the [continue reading]
Following on the heels of Metro’s new Bicycle Roundtable meetings, the agency will host a Bicycle Design Workshop tomorrow (Wednesday, June 2) to give planners, engineers and bicycle advocates in L.A. County a primer on design principles and practices for bicycle planning. The workshop, called “Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling,” [continue reading]
It’s not everyday that bicyclists get a police escort through the traffic-choked streets of downtown Los Angeles during the a.m. rush hour. But this morning, a group of about 75 cyclists were given the royal treatment when the LAPD bike police escorted riders through downtown for Metro’s 2nd Annual Downtown [continue reading]
Starting today, May 11, Metro consultants are planning to converge on 20 Metro Rail stations throughout L.A. County to conduct bike surveys and counts. They will be out there for three weeks, so if you’re a bicyclist who rides Metro, help them out and fill out a survey. Metro’s trying [continue reading]
The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project contractor plans to begin clearing and grubbing work in the southbound I-405 freeway on and off-ramp loops north and south of Wilshire Boulevard starting the week of April 26. In preparation for this work, the southbound I-405 to Wilshire Boulevard on and off-ramps will [continue reading]
Beginning Tuesday, April 13, the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project contractor plans to conduct underground utility work at the intersection of Church Lane and Sepulveda Boulevard for approximately one week. This activity will require the temporary reconfiguration of traffic into one lane in each direction. Here’s the construction notice info: [continue reading]
More drainage system work is planned along the I-405 beginning tonight for about two weeks as part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project. Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) cameras will be used to document the existing conditions of the drainage system on the freeway and ramps between the I-10 and [continue reading]
UPDATE: CCTV work along the southbound I-405 freeway between Wilshire and Sunset Boulevards will continue tonight (Tuesday, April 6), including ramp closures. ___________ Tonight, April 5, construction crews on the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Project are planning to do some drainage system work for one night only at two I-405 freeway [continue reading]
9:30 A.M. UPDATE: Both northbound lanes have now been reopened to traffic. Additional roadway surface repair work for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project will delay the opening of two northbound freeway lanes on the I-405 over the Sepulveda Pass this morning. The No. 1 and No. 2 lanes — [continue reading]
