The Los Angeles Department of City Planning needs your input on initial land use and streetscape concepts for existing and future Expo Line Light Rail station areas. Please attend one of the upcoming community workshops to discuss your ideas for enhancing the neighborhoods around existing and future Expo Line light rail stations. The Los Angeles … Continue reading »
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LA City Council Requests City Funds for Hindry Stop on Crenshaw Line
Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl introduced a motion today that request the City identify funding for a stop at Hindry and Liemert Park Stations along the Crenshaw Line. The motion is part of a report approved by the City Council setting priorities for how Measure R local return monies are spent. “A Hindry station … Continue reading »
Rosendahl’s Six Points for Modernizing LAX Heads to CPC
Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl has released six critical points for modernization at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in advance of a public hearing on a controversial plan to move the northern runways closer to homes in Westchester and Playa del Rey. Rosendahl’s six points, which are part of a letter addressed to the City Planning … Continue reading »
City Launches Pedestrian Safety Initiative
The City unveiled a new pedestrian safety initiative that will replace dozens of traditional crosswalks throughout Los Angeles with a more visible design. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made the announcement today at the intersection of Fifth and Spring Street in downtown — the site of the first continental crosswalks. The improved crosswalk features two-foot wide yellow or … Continue reading »
LA Celebrates Federal Loan to Crenshaw LAX Line
Transit advocates joined elected officials in Los Angeles to celebrate the approval of the federal $545.9 million loan to build the Crenshaw/LAX line. The loan, made possible through a $20 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II grant, paves the way for MTA to construct a new light rail transit line along the Crenshaw … Continue reading »
Surprise! Two Wilshire Ramps Open Early
Just in time for one of the busiest travel weekends of the year: Metro Los Angeles announced that two Wilshire on-off ramps opened to commuters on Friday morning. The westbound Wilshire Boulevard on-ramp to the northbound 405 Freeway, and the northbound off-ramp to westbound Wilshire are now open — three weeks earlier than planned (Metro). “I’m … Continue reading »
Venice Rapid Bus Gets Green Light for Signal Priority
Riders on the Venice Rapid Bus Line 733 will soon experience a shorter commute. Metro just confirmed to the Office of Councilmember Bill Rosendahl that the transit agency will soon spend $6.2 million to install traffic signal priority on Venice Boulevard and speed up the 733 rapid line. The funding will also include bus shelter construction. … Continue reading »
