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NIMBYs, Design Flaws, History, and Rail Transit

NIMBYs, Design Flaws, History, and Rail Transit

The L.A. region faces obstacles to more rail transit. Rights-of-way are few and some have angry neighbors.
Better Ports, Better Communities, Good Jobs

Better Ports, Better Communities, Good Jobs

The greening of the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will help to sustain one of the region's last big industries.
Global Design Firms To Get Crack at Redesigning Crumbling 6th Street Bridge

Global Design Firms To Get Crack at Redesigning Crumbling 6th Street Bridge

The city of Los Angeles will hold an international design competition for a redesign of the 6th Street Bridge.
The Way Ahead for Transit, Mixed-Use Development Isn't Clear

The Way Ahead for Transit, Mixed-Use Development Isn't Clear

Transit and in-fill development contend with conflicting values, technical limitations, and costs.
Film Crews Regain Right to Park Abut Downtown's Green Bike Lanes [Updated]

Film Crews Regain Right to Park Abut Downtown's Green Bike Lanes [Updated]

Those bright green bike lanes meant to increase safety for cyclists on downtown's Spring Street are a bright red flag for the film industry, which uses it as "Any City, USA."
How Green Was My Bike Lane: A Model of Unintended Consequences

How Green Was My Bike Lane: A Model of Unintended Consequences

Green should mean good for cyclists. Hollywood disagrees.
At the Start of 2012: Downtown's Continuing Rollercoaster Ride

At the Start of 2012: Downtown's Continuing Rollercoaster Ride

Annual roundups have a common theme - it's always "the worst of times and the best of times." And that certainly is true of downtown at the end of 2011 and the start of 2012:...
LADOT: DASH and Commuter Express Now on Google Maps

LADOT: DASH and Commuter Express Now on Google Maps

Los Angeles Department of Transportation officials have joined numerous other local transit agencies in sharing data with Google.
Green Lane Means Go For Cyclists

Green Lane Means Go For Cyclists

Councilmember José Huizar and Jan Perry led a Monday afternoon dedication for a set of 6-foot wide bike lanes, with 4-foot buffer zone, that use vivid green to enhance safety between riders and motorists.
Tip: Parking Enforcement Relaxed on Thanksgiving in L.A.

Tip: Parking Enforcement Relaxed on Thanksgiving in L.A.

The day after, however, parking officers will be applying the full force of the law.
Slurry In A Hurry: The Mayor's Last Minute Legacy for Streets

Slurry In A Hurry: The Mayor's Last Minute Legacy for Streets

The cost is obligating 27 years worth of Measure R funding to a crash program that will be over in two years or less.
LAPD Mourns Loss of Red Light Cameras

LAPD Mourns Loss of Red Light Cameras

It's been more than two months since the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ditch the city's widely unpopular -- and admittedly costly -- red light camera program.
Cracks in the Social Compact

Cracks in the Social Compact

Crumbling sidewalks are diagnostic of a city in trouble.
CicLAvia Could Get a $200,000 Grant from Los Angeles

CicLAvia Could Get a $200,000 Grant from Los Angeles

A proposed grant from the city of Los Angeles could be a boon for CicLAvia, the special event that closes down miles of streets, effectively turning them into temporary parks for a day.
Metro to Test Locking Turnstiles at Rail Stations

Metro to Test Locking Turnstiles at Rail Stations

Metro officials will lock turnstiles for the first time in a demonstration project at the Purple Line's Wilshire and Normandie Station in Koreatown
Los Angeles Gears Up for its First Green Bike Lanes

Los Angeles Gears Up for its First Green Bike Lanes

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation announced this month that it will be implementing a green bike lane project in Los Angeles to help motorists avoid bicyclists and increase safety.
Three Cheers for the Expo Line!

Three Cheers for the Expo Line!

Is the project worthwhile? At $1.5 billion, the price tag for the second phase of the project is nothing to sneeze at.
Light Rail Construction Between Culver City & Santa Monica Now Underway

Light Rail Construction Between Culver City & Santa Monica Now Underway

The second phase of construction of Metro's Expo Line, a 6.6-mile extension that will connect Culver City and Santa Monica, began today.
L.A. Sheriff's Department Heightens Metro Rail Security

L.A. Sheriff's Department Heightens Metro Rail Security

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which provides Metro Rail security, has heightened patrols and monitoring services in an effort to prevent possible anniversary attacks this upcoming tenth anniversary of 9/11.
FYF Fest: Is Late-Night Train Service a Sign for an Expanded Metro Schedule?

FYF Fest: Is Late-Night Train Service a Sign for an Expanded Metro Schedule?

In hopes of preventing a potentially hectic post-party commute, the organizers of this weekend's FYF Fest have asked the Los Angeles Metro system to extend its rail service hours.
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