MTA introduces bike share program downtown
LOS ANGELES — Transportation and elected officials kick-started the region’s new bike-share program July 7 with almost 300 bicyclists — including Mayor Eric Garcetti — riding out of Grand Park to...
View ArticleSuit questions ballot language on transit tax measure
LOS ANGELES — A judge said Aug. 30 she needs more information before ruling on a request by a coalition of seven Los Angeles County cities for an accelerated hearing on a lawsuit filed on behalf of...
View ArticleMarket for street vendors opens near transit station
LOS ANGELES — A community market opened March 30 outside the portal to the Westlake-MacArthur Red-Purple Line Station where street vendors can sell their goods. The market, a one-year pilot program and...
View ArticleCity Council opposes bill to alter makeup of MTA board
LOS ANGELES — The City Council unanimously opposed a state Senate bill May 19 that would drastically overhaul the governing board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The bill is Sen. Tony...
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MTA opens Bike Hub at Hollywood-Vine Station
HOLLYWOOD — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority celebrated the grand opening of a new Bike Hub at the Hollywood-Vine Red Line Station May 19. The $560,000, 1,000-square-foot facility is located...
View ArticleMTA to transition bus fleet to electric vehicles
LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors has approved a plan to transition its entire bus fleet to be 100 percent electric by 2030, a bold move that requires the...
View ArticleOfficials celebrate 25th birthday of Red Line
LOS ANGELES — Elected officials and community stakeholders joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Jan. 29 to celebrate the 25th birthday of the Red Line, the subway line that sparked a renaissance of...
View ArticleWest Hollywood hosts discussion on rail-line extension
WEST HOLLYWOOD — Bringing a rail line to West Hollywood was the focus of a city-initiated community leaders breakfast Feb. 6 at the Jeremy West Hollywood. City and transportation officials discussed...
View ArticleMTA celebrates 25 years of transportation service
LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority marked its 25th anniversary Feb. 15 and the series of bus lines, train lines, freeway improvements and other projects it has overseen during that...
View ArticleGround broken for second phase of Purple Line
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti and other transportation officials broke ground Feb. 23 on a 2.6-mile second section of the Purple Line Extension Project, which will bring subway service to downtown...
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