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Does it matter if the Westside Subway Extension doesn’t cure traffic?

Other cities with big transit systems still have big-time traffic. I suspect most people know this. Problem is, officials sometimes slip into sound-bite mode and suggest traffic can be fixed. In doing so, they give the media a reason to pounce. More...

Westside Subway Extension subway traffic tranist Metro

12:59pm, 9/10/10 by Christina

The Heartbeat of LA: Winner of Metro's Transit Flicks Contest

Urbanism

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Red Line
Faye Kingslee

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1:08pm, 9/9/10 by nirad

Urbanism
Downtown LA

Get Out the Shovel: Metro Wants Regional Connector Underground

Metro kept to their deadlines and released both environmental impact reports for the Regional Connector project and the Westside subway extension by putting them out before the end of summer (just under the wire) More...

Metro Regional Connector underground transit

11:14am, 9/7/10 by argyle

Urbanism
Whittier

Washington Boulevard Gold Line extension route serves more riders

The Washington route goes to where more people live, shop and work than the freeway route. More...

Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Washington Blvd transit Metro

10:46am, 9/7/10 by Kennedy

Urbanism
Westwood

Zippy! Draft Study for Subway Released, Westwood to Union Station In 25 Minutes

While the ride from Union Station to Westwood would be incredibly quick, the study also says that the subway probably wouldn't do much to do reduce overall traffic. More...

subway to the sea Purple Line Metro study draft EIR

9:09pm, 9/3/10 by nirad

Urbanism
West Hollywood

West Hollywood’s General Plan Transit Overlay unrealistic

Is it realistic to assume vehicle owners are going to get out of their cars to wait for a bus, when public transportation services are decreasing, rather than increasing? More...

Lauren Meister transit urban planning budget cuts service cuts Metro MTA

1:17pm, 9/3/10 by lisa

Urbanism
Industry

San Gabriel Valley officials ask Metro to consider extending light-rail line to Industry

San Gabriel Valley officials Wednesday urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to consider extending a light-rail line from East Los Angeles through Industry to the Diamond Bar border. More...

MTA Metro Gold Line extension Eastside Transit Corridor 60 freeway

1:10pm, 9/3/10 by lisa

Urbanism
Downtown LA

Draft Study for Regional Connector Released: Connecting the spokes of county’s transit system

While it may not be quite as sexy a project as the Westside Subway Extension that follows a similar Measure R project timeline, it does something the subway project does not: it connects four light rail corridors covering over 80 miles across Los Angeles County through the center of downtown Los Angeles. More...

Regional Connector draft study transit Metro Measure R

12:54pm, 9/3/10 by lisa

Urbanism

L.A. transit officials release free iPhone app

Bus and subway commuters have one less thing to complain about -- as long as they have an iPhone. More...

Metro iPhone app transit Go Metro GPS Usablenet

9:07am, 9/3/10 by argyle

Urbanism
Downtown LA

TAP is being fixed, but the turnstile debacle will not go away

I think there is only a 50% chance of the gates being locked. Many of the assumptions about fare evasion and costs of the gates have proven faulty. Metro has even hedged about whether it may need station agents due to shortcomings of the gates. More...

waste turnstiles TAP smart card Metro fare evasion

1:54pm, 9/2/10 by nirad

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