Los Angeles
Basics
America’s Early Bus Rapid Transit Systems Are Working Well
Now 10 years old and older, the performance of the U.S.'s first bus rapid transit systems helps explain why the model has caught fire.
November 5, 2018
Transit Public School Set For Blighted L.A. Lots
For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high
October 22, 2018
L.A. Mobility Advocates Protest Lack of Progress
Mayor Garcetti touted L.A.'s "transportation renaissance" while demonstrators criticized the Mayor's lack of progress on Vision Zero
October 3, 2018
TSA Brings Body Scanning to Transit Stations
Body scans as you enter the train are coming to a city near you. But the safety benefits are questionable.
August 17, 2018
As Transit Expands in Los Angeles, Will Walkability Follow?
Even as the region's rail network grows, too many stations remain engulfed by single-family housing and park-and-ride lots.
September 15, 2017
Los Angeles Bus Service Declined as Rail Expanded
Given the tens of billions of dollars that L.A. will spend on transit over the next few decades, it's all the more important to invest it in ways that will be useful and attract riders. But since 2014, ridership has been dropping.
August 23, 2017
Tamika Butler to Step Down as Head of LA County Bicycle Coalition
Perhaps the most powerful thing Butler did during her tenure was to consistently give of herself to create space for others on the margins in a field where there is currently precious little.
June 16, 2017
When Cities Force Developers to Widen Roads, Everyone Loses
It's a common practice for cities to make developers widen a street when they put up a new building. The thinking is that development creates car trips that must be accommodated with more asphalt.
August 23, 2016
Awesome 11-Year-Old Defends Road Diet, Calls Out LA’s “Bullying” Drivers
In case you need a reason to feel confident about the next generation of livable streets advocates, check out this viral video of 11-year old Matlock Grossman, standing up for a road diet in his Los Angeles neighborhood.
September 21, 2015
Can LA Make “Great Streets” If the Mayor Won’t Stand Up for Good Design?
Los Angeles, with its expanding transit network, is supposed to be in the process of shedding its cocoon of car-centricity and emerging, in the words of a recent Fast Company headline, as America's "next great walkable city." The city's streets, however, didn't change a whole lot under former mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. When Eric Garcetti was elected mayor in 2013, advocates thought he could provide the leadership to finally prioritize walking, biking, and transit on LA's streets.
May 19, 2015