Study finds 405 traffic flowing better over pass
The new study was commissioned by Metro from Systems Metric Group and is the first to compare traffic flow on the 405 before and after the Sepulveda Pass project that added a [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, March 20
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Transportation headlines, Wednesday, Nov. 12
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Motion asks for study of upgrading Orange Line and possibly connecting to Pasadena
The Metro Board of Directors will consider this month the above motion that asks for study of a number of upgrades to the Orange Line, including better traffic signal synchronization by the city of Los Angeles, using more articulated buses, building grade separations, the possibility of extending or connecting the [continue reading]
Northbound HOV lane opened today on 405 over the Sepulveda Pass!
The HOV lane on the northbound 405 opened earlier this morning. A media event has just begun at Getty Center — we’ll have photos and video later today. Here’s the news release from Metro: Paving the Road to a Better 405 L.A. Metro, Caltrans, Kiewit Open 10-Mile Northbound I-405 Carpool [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, January 9
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Metro will replace and refurbish scores of aging Blue Line cars (L.A. Times) Coverage of yesterday’s media event to explain ongoing renovations to the Blue [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, November 6
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! ART OF TRANSIT: 6th & Spring in DTLA, from our Instagram account. Anti-HSR rail forces renew call for new alignment [continue reading]
Overnight 405 freeway closures over Sepulveda Pass scheduled to begin Friday night
Here’s the construction notice from the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project team: 405 Construction Notice
The art of transit
Photo by Anna, via submission Well composed photo taken at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which overlooks the 101 freeway in downtown L.A. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles [continue reading]
Now that’s a pro-transit music video!
If you’re watching this at work, consider this an “earphones” alert. The video is from the band “It’s Casual” and the song is called “The Red Line” and is decidedly pro-transit. In an email, front-man Eddie Solis wrote the song is non-fiction account of a working professional who chooses to [continue reading]