Crenshaw/LAX Line pics and getting to and from LAX: HWR, June 13
Art of Transit: A trio of pics of Crenshaw/LAX Line edition, which is scheduled to open next year. I took these pics just before landing at LAX on Tuesday — [continue reading]
Preview of Board items on congestion pricing, New Mobility fees and 28 x 28 plan
On Thursday, the Metro Board of Directors will consider The Re-Imagining of LA County: Mobility, Equity and the Environment. The plan aims to reduce traffic, improve transit and reduce air pollution before and after the Games by using a number of tools — including congestion pricing and New Mobility fees. [continue reading]
Opinions — everyone’s got a few, traffic versus U2; HWR, May 16
Art of Transit View this post on Instagram The game before the game on Dodger Stadium Express…finding Waldo! Take DSE to every @Dodgers home game from Union Station and Harbor Gateway. For more info visit metro.net/dodgers Photo 📸 @bru1nette #LoveMetroLA #GoMetro #whereswaldo #DodgerStadiumExpress A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) [continue reading]
DTLA to Artesia rail, Thanos & traffic & tragedy of the commons, ExpressLanes: HWR, May 2
Have been enjoying the #totalmuni2018 saga — two @sfchronicle reporters who are trying to take all the Muni lines in San Francisco in a single day! An equivalent adventure in Los Angeles would take… what… most of the work week? — Laura J. Nelson (@laura_nelson) May 1, 2018 Hmm. There [continue reading]
Could paying people not to drive help reduce congestion?
Transportation wonks typically agree that charging people for using the roads is the best way to reduce traffic. What if we paid people for not using the roads? It’s no [continue reading]
Final environmental study released for LA Union Station Forecourt and Esplanade Improvements project; public hearings scheduled
Metro has released the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Los Angeles Union Station Forecourt and Esplanade Improvements project. This project is located in front of Los Angeles Union Station and [continue reading]
Five things to know about the I-710 Corridor Project
1. The project aims to improve traffic flow and decrease traffic congestion on the I-710 freeway between downtown Long Beach and the junction with the SR-60 freeway. This section [continue reading]
Expo Line praise, Orange Line rail, streetcar fever: HWR, Aug. 9
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram Zoom zoom. Photo 📸 @andydreadsbmx #GoMetro #trains #longexposure #nighttime #dtla A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) on Aug 9, 2017 at [continue reading]
How We Roll, February 28: ride hailing vs traffic, Blue/Expo delays, 2017 transit predictions
Dept. of Delays: The Blue Line and Expo Line delays during today’s morning rush hour was caused by this car getting stuck on the tracks at 12th and Flower in downtown L.A. at about 5:25 a.m. How’d the car get there? Early word is that the driver was allegedly drunk. The problem [continue reading]
How We Roll, Feb. 13: ridership
Reminder: for those of you planning on going to the march Saturday, avoid long lines at the TAP vending machines by getting your TAP card ahead of time. More here. Dept. of Infrastructure Facts: I didn’t know Oroville Dam was taller than Hoover Dam. Now I do. Here’s what the [continue reading]