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Metro Completes Design for 210 Freeway Crash Barrier to Keep Trucks Off Gold Line
The six-mile 210 Freeway barrier through Pasadena and Arcadia costs $425M. If funded, it could be completed in 2028.
September 9, 2021
Bus-Only Lane Couplet Coming to Grand and Olive
Downtown L.A.'s Olive Street and Grand Avenue will see new bus-only lanes before the end of 2021. The lanes will operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.
September 2, 2021
Paused 710 Freeway Widening Project Is the Focus of Two New Committees
The fate of the 710 is being discussed at the Gateway Cities Council of Governments I-710 Ad Hoc Committee, and will soon be discussed at Metro's new I-710 South Corridor Task Force.
September 1, 2021
Freeway Widenings, Brought to You by L.A. Metro and Caltrans
Metro website lies, Pomona family leaves home, new Gateway Cities 710 Freeway committee, $18M for the 57/60, and 423 total demolitions for Metro & Caltrans $2B I-5 South widening
August 30, 2021
L.A. City Added Bikeways in FY20-21, But Missed Some Opportunities for More and Better
LADOT did significant bikeway mileage in FY20-21, but here are some missed opportunities where they could have done more, longer, and better bikeways.
August 27, 2021
L.A. Metro Offers Details on Planned West Santa Ana Branch Rail
The 19-mile rail line will extend from downtown L.A. into southeast L.A. County. It may be built in phases, with an initial opening anticipated around 2041.
August 26, 2021
Eyes on the Street: Framing Removed from 6th Street Bridge Arches
L.A. has begun removing the 'falsework' frames to reveal the monumental concrete arches. The $588 million 3,500-foot-long bridge is expected to open in summer of 2022.
August 24, 2021
LADOT Annual Bikeway Mileage Installation Up in FY20-21, Buoyed By Resurfacing
Annual new and upgraded bikeways above 50 miles for first time in six years, including some great new facilities - but also a lot of minimal upgrades
August 23, 2021
Transportation Committee Approves Incomplete Next Steps for Complete Streets Program
The city's Orwellian "complete streets" program will improve portions of Culver Boulevard, La Brea Avenue, and Highland Avenue - but without adding approved transit or bikeway components
August 19, 2021
CicLAvia Wilmington Open Thread
The Wilmington route wasn't long; the crowds weren't massive. Maybe that was just what the doctor ordered for the first CicLAvia festival since COVID canceled events planned for 2021.
August 17, 2021
