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Metro/Caltrans L.A. County Freeway Widening Accounted for Over 96 Percent of Recent Home Demolitions Statewide

Southern California has borne the brunt of harmful freeway widening, with L.A. County projects - where Caltrans partnered with Metro - resulting in mass demolition of homes and businesses

March 7, 2025

Metro Expanded Bus Lane Camera Enforcement to Grand and Olive Today

Streetsblog rode the existing bus lane enforcement bus lines - on Wilshire Boulevard and on La Brea Avenue

March 3, 2025

Bass Appoints Councilmember Imelda Padilla to Metro Board

Mayor Karen Bass anticipates San Fernando Valley Councilmember Padilla will champion Valley Metro rail expansion

February 27, 2025

Metro Updates: Ridership Keeps Growing, Construction, and More

Metro ridership has grown for 26 consecutive months, plus brief updates on Metro projects: 5 Freeway widening, 57/60 Freeway widening, 105 Freeway widening, G Line, Union Station, Southeast Gateway line, East SFV, and more

February 25, 2025

Trump Policies and Interruptions Put Transit Infrastructure Projects at Risk

"This administration has been really clear that they don't want to fund projects that cut carbon emissions. What they want to do is to take out the green stuff."

February 21, 2025

Watch this A Line Construction Video, and Look Forward to Pomona Extension Opening this Summer

In January, construction was substantially complete on the 9.1-mile four-station light rail project, including new stations in the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona

February 14, 2025

Drivers Beware: Automatic Bus Lane Parking Tickets Start Next Monday – Feb. 17

If you drive, don't risk a ticket - don't park in bus lanes or at bus stops.

February 11, 2025

Friday News Bits: Measure HLA, Metro Grants, and CicLAvia

Next week Measure HLA implementation documents face a city council committee meeting - plus new Metro MAT bike/walk grant cycle announced, and a new April CicLAvia map

February 7, 2025

Planning Continues on Metro E Line Eastside Extension Project

Given a funding shortfall, much of the Eastside E Line project work this year will be focused on federal environmental clearance, which would make the project eligible for federal funding

February 3, 2025

CicLAvia Announces Eight Events in 2025

Plus ActiveSGV announces a new open streets format debuting in June 2025 with Mission at Twilight

January 31, 2025