For readers’ Friday enjoyment here are a couple of tidbits on bus-only lanes. Seattle Activists Shoo Drivers Out of Bus-Only Lane There is a new urban hero out of Seattle. A woman shooed scofflaw drivers out of a Seattle bus-only lane. Her action went viral – including plenty of hate from drivers. Then Seattle residents took […]
Vocal Anti-BRT Sentiment Dominated Metro Input Meeting in Northridge
Last night, Metro hosted the last of the current round of three public input meetings on its planned North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor. The project is anticipated to be some form of Bus Rapid Transit, predominantly on Nordhoff Street and Roscoe Boulevard. Metro’s planned North San Fernando Valley BRT – in green The meeting […]
Metro Bike Share Celebrates North Hollywood Expansion Grand Opening
Municipal bike-share has arrived in the San Fernando Valley. North Hollywood now has Metro Bike Share. L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian speaking at this morning’s North Hollywood bike-share grand opening Leaders welcomed the new bike-share expansion this morning at an opening celebration at the NoHo Metro Orange/Red Line Station. L.A. City Councilmember and Metro boardmember […]
Civility Breaks Out at Metro Eagle Rock BRT Meeting
Last night Metro hosted an open house meeting on the planned North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project. The meeting took place at Samuelson Pavilion on the campus of Occidental College in Eagle Rock. The last time Metro hosted an Eagle Rock BRT meeting, disruptive nimbys shouted down project supporters and Metro staff. Last […]
Eyes on the Street: New Blue Construction – Wye Tracks and Wires
Metro is nearing the final stretches of its ‘New Blue’ Blue Line rehabilitation project. For the New Blue work, the agency has currently closed the northern half of the Blue Line, which includes closing two shared downtown L.A. Expo Line stations. During the closure there are various shuttle buses and a great new Flower Street […]
Eagle Rock BRT Update: Videos, Meetings, and Keep L.A. Moving Conspiracy Trolls
It is a big week in Metro’s work to refine its North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project. Again the focus is the northeast Los Angeles City community of Eagle Rock. As reported earlier, a handful of disruptive, dishonest Eagle Rock residents are clamoring to block much-needed bus improvements. Metro is nearing the end […]