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L.A. City Currently Widening Balboa Boulevard
L.A. is widening Balboa Boulevard at Devonshire Street by narrowing the existing sidewalk - all to accommodate added left-turn lanes.
June 3, 2025
Metro Quietly Withdraws Lyft Bike-Share Contract Vote
The current twice-botched will-they-won't-they procurement process is not doing Metro Bike Share any favors.
May 22, 2025
Metro Expands Bus Lane Automated Ticketing to Olive/Grand in DTLA
Never park in a bus-only lane. Never park at a bus stop.
May 13, 2025
Bike-Share Should Belong to the People Who Need It Most
If we want bike-share to thrive, we have to treat it as the public good it is. That means public investment, strong labor standards, meaningful community partnerships, and deep respect for the people who make the system work.
Alex Ramirez
May 13, 2025
Metro 2026 World Cup Transit Plans Emerging
From June 13 to July 7, 2026, Los Angeles will host eight World Cup soccer matches, all at the SoFi Stadium in the city of Inglewood.
May 9, 2025
Metro Names Bill Scott as Chief of Police
Chief Scott and Metro leadership emphasized that keeping Metro transit safe would require a multi-faceted approach that included the deployment of officers as well as collaboration with the community, ambassadors, and service providers. "Sometimes enforcement is the answer," Scott said. "Sometimes it's not."
May 7, 2025
Lyft’s Anti-Worker Anti-Transit Record Raises Red Flags For Metro Bike Share
Edwin Aviles and Kalayaan Mendoza urge Metro not to reward bad actors working to undermine workers’ rights and mass transit.
Edwin Aviles and Kalayaan Mendoza
May 7, 2025
Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In Protest Against Severe City Budget Cuts
In 2024 L.A. City traffic deaths exceeded 300 for the third straight year - with crash fatalities exceeding homicides. L.A. pedestrians are killed at disproportionately high numbers.
The post Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In Protest Against Severe City Budget Cuts appeared first on Streetsblog Los Angeles.
May 1, 2025
Metro and Caltrans Break Ground on 105 Freeway Expansion
105 Freeway expansion is touted as "leaving a lasting legacy for Angelenos for decades to come" but it might not be the legacy that Metro and Caltrans think it is
April 25, 2025
Metro LAX Transit Center Station to Open June 6
The LAX Transit Center will serve the C and K light rail lines, connect to the future LAX people mover, plus includes bus/bike/walk hubs
April 24, 2025
