Metro released its first assessment of the NextGen Bus Plan, which shows that the service has delivered a more accessible and competitive service compared with pre-NextGen bus service. The NextGen Bus Plan was the first restructuring of Metro’s bus network in a generation and the plan called for a network [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors and the L.A. City Council in July 2019 authorized the Bus Speed Engineering Working Group, a collaborative effort between Metro and LADOT to speed up transit service as part of Metro’s NextGen Bus Plan. Metro and LADOT’s work have resulted in three projects ready to [continue reading]
As expected, a big crowd came out yesterday for the first CicLAvia of 2017. It capped off a great month of open streets programs, with 626 Golden Streets in early [continue reading]
Department of I’m Just Trying to Help/Things to listen to whilst transiting: For younger riders scratching their heads at the geezer rock lineup at this fall’s Desert Trip in Coachella, [continue reading]
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! Eyes on the street: faulty ped detour for Expo Phase 2 construction (Streetsblog LA) As the photos show, a pedestrian detour sign instructs walkers to cross busy [continue reading]
Retired Metro scheduler Alan Weeks was gracious enough to send along the above photos that he has taken recently of construction along the six-mile alignment of the second phase of the Expo Line between Culver City and downtown Santa Monica. The project is funded by Measure R and at this [continue reading]
We are collecting nominations for the Year-Round Golden Pedal Awards, Metro’s competition for great stories about bicycling. We’re featuring these stories in a monthly Why You Ride series – because for many Angelenos, Bike Week never ends! Name: Nick Rosenblum Start: Palms Boulevard at National Blvd. (Los Angeles Westside) End: Venice Boulevard at [continue reading]
Due to the Los Angeles Triathalon, westbound Venice Blvd. will be closed on Sunday until 1 p.m. Here’s the release from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will fully close the westbound lanes of Venice Boulevard (SR-187) between Interstate 405 (I-405) and Interstate 10 (I-10) on Sunday, September 29 [continue reading]
