As Los Angeles County reopens, it’s a good time to talk about a topic we’ve been able to avoid for the past year: traffic. Traffic is a complicated subject and there’s no one easy solution. Metro is working on a variety of projects that span all aspects of our transportation [continue reading]
Metro today held a ceremonial groundbreaking with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, UCLA and key local and federal officials to mark the start of major [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors last Thursday approved a $679 million life-of-project budget for the I-5 North County Enhancements Project. This project is designed to improve the operations and safety of the freeway corridor, improve the movement of freight and people, and accommodate expected growth between Santa Clarita and Castaic [continue reading]
Metro and the city of Los Angeles are partnering to improve speed, frequency and reliability for the 12,000-plus passengers who ride Metro Line 200 and DASH buses along Alvarado Street. Join us Wednesday for this virtual community meeting on Zoom to learn more about the project: Wednesday, March 17, [continue reading]
L.A. traffic is a big problem. While the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced traffic congestion for the moment, traffic is likely to return as the pandemic eases, the economy improves, and [continue reading]
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been receiving questions about the I-605 Corridor Improvement Project. In particular, many of the questions concern whether properties would need to be acquired and demolished to build the project. Before going any further, we want to be abundantly clear: Metro has made no decisions [continue reading]
Metro will hold four virtual public workshops, from September 30 through October 6, to provide details on the agency’s Traffic Reduction Study. The approximately two-year study will focus on determining if, where and how a potential pilot program that includes congestion pricing and more high-quality transportation options could reduce traffic [continue reading]
Metro’s Traffic Reduction Study is moving forward and we’re preparing to hold our first public meetings in the coming weeks to discuss the study process, timeline, and get early feedback from communities. The study will focus on determining if, where and how a potential pilot that includes congestion pricing and [continue reading]
The Draft Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA), Project Report, Concept of Operations, and Traffic and Revenue Study for the I-105 ExpressLanes Project will be available for public review and comment on the project website beginning Friday, May 22, 2020, through Monday, July 6, 2020. The supporting Draft EIR/EA and Project [continue reading]
pdf here UPDATE: the Board in September approved the contracts described below. The earlier post: As part of Metro’s efforts to reduce traffic and improve mobility, the agency’s Board of Directors this month will consider awarding two contracts to conduct the agency’s Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study. Here are the staff [continue reading]
