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Bike Updates: Griffith Park, Chandler, Terra Bella, and Westside Plans
Griffith Park bike upgrades partially installed. Plus: Terra Bella Street, Chandler groundbreaking, and Westside bike project meetings.
Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets
With just 300 feet of HLA upgrades in two years, L.A. City's main effort has been to actively block HLA progress.
New UCLA Report Looks into the High Cost to Build Parking
For new apartments, the research found that building required parking adds roughly $50,000 to $100,000 per unit, and disproportionately increases the cost to build smaller apartments.
The Week in Short Video
Fresno ballot measures, wild armadillos, gas tax holidays, and four miles of mid-city Los Angeles subway opening in May
SGV Bus Rapid Transit Gets Another $3.9M for Study and Design
Early improvements combine for about 14 miles of continuous bus lanes, expected to be installed in advance of the 2028 Olympic games.
Metro D Line Subway Extension Will Open Friday May 8
Subway riders will be able to travel from Beverly Hills to Downtown L.A. in just 20 minutes.
Metro Committee Approves Additional Early Construction Funding for Union Station Run-Through Tracks
Link US is a huge undertaking which includes building a new bridge over and along the 101 Freeway.
Updates on L.A. City Stopping Resurfacing, Instead Doing “Large Asphalt Repair”
Bureau of Street Services GM states that budget cuts forced them to pivot to "large asphalt repair." That practice ends up resurfacing streets partially, ineffectively, and inefficiently.
The Week in Short Video
AI on buses, CAHSR and VMT Tax conspiracies, and one way to carry a bike up stairs.
