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Where Metro and Caltrans Are Widening the 405 Freeway
The agencies are chopping 405 Freeway expansion projects up into short segments to avoid scrutiny
September 29, 2022
Eyes on the Future of Caltrain
San Francisco VIPs (and anybody else who was in the area) got a first look at the future of transit in the Bay Area
September 29, 2022
Metro Announces Crenshaw/LAX Line Will Open October 7
Crenshaw's grand opening will be October 7, 2022, with a noon ribbon-cutting at Leimert Park
September 22, 2022
Are Embarcadero BART Fare Sweeps Justified?
As if there aren't enough unavoidable reasons trains are delayed, BART police created a new one
September 14, 2022
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Draft Plan for Palmdale to Burbank Section
High-Speed Rail riders will be able to go from Burbank to Palmdale in under 20 minutes (with a non-stop travel time of 13 minutes). On Metrolink today, this trip takes just over 90 minutes.
September 14, 2022
Metro and L.A. Keep Widening Streets at Transit Stations: Regional Connector Grand Avenue Edition
Metro's Regional Connector subway project is anticipated to open this fall, or maybe early 2023.
September 13, 2022
Metro Looks to Widen the 14 Freeway in North Los Angeles County
Metro, with Caltrans, would widen about 25 miles of the 14 Freeway - between Santa Clarita and Palmdale
August 31, 2022
LA Metro Re-Approves Original Rail-to-River Route After Dedicated Bike/Walk Path Scuttled
The planned bike/walk infrastructure has been significantly downgraded
August 29, 2022
August 2022 Board Meeting Round-Up: L.A. Metro Raises Bus Driver Starting Salaries
L.A. Metro board gave its starting bus operators a raise, approving the outlines of a collective bargaining agreement that ups the starting driver salary to $23 an hour.
August 26, 2022
Why is Amtrak Missing from the BayPass Pilot?
Amtrak's Bay Area service doesn't take Clipper and isn't part of the BayPass pilot. That's an omission you can drive a train through
August 23, 2022
