Metro Still Planning 405 Freeway Widening Mega-Project, Additional $46.9M Slated to be Approved This Week - Streetsblog Los Angeles Metro and Caltrans are planning a $4B+ highway expansion mega-project that would widen 15 miles of the 605 Freeway, plus several adjacent stretches of the 5, 10, 60, and 105 Freeways

Metro is planning to approve another $50M this week for its $4+B 605 Freeway widening project, which also widens the 5, 10, 60, and 105 Freeways. Really. la.streetsblog.org/2026/04/20/m...

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Pasadena Adopts Most of the 710 Stub Vision Plan - Streetsblog Los Angeles Council opted to have another public workshop to discuss the Restorative Justice elements of the plan, which makes restitution to those displaced by the 710 Freeway.

Pasadena adopts vision plan for 710 Freeway stub - lots more work to do la.streetsblog.org/2026/04/16/p...

After Reelection Loss, Chair Fernando Dutra to Leave Metro Board - Streetsblog Los Angeles Dutra's defeat means he will have to step down off the Metro Board of Directors, which he was expected to chair through the end of June.

Unseated as a Whittier City Councilmember, Fernando Dutra will soon leave the Metro Board la.streetsblog.org/2026/04/15/a...

Take a ride or walk on Santa Monica’s “MANGo” Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway

Check Out 'Wilshire Subway' Book and Exhibition - Streetsblog Los Angeles Wilshire Subway documents the history of what is now known as the Metro D Line - from its construction workers to its massive Tunnel Boring Machines.

A must-have for fans of Metro rail, and of L.A. history! New book out: Wilshire Subway by historian India Mandelkern and photographer Ken Karagozian la.streetsblog.org/2026/04/14/c...

New Lawsuit and Denied Appeals Highlight Ongoing Fight Over Measure HLA Implementation - Streetsblog Los Angeles As Los Angeles rejects more HLA appeals, Linton takes them to court...again...

New Lawsuit and Denied Appeals Highlight Ongoing Fight Over Measure HLA Implementation
As L.A. rejects more HLA appeals, Linton takes them to court...again...
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Last year L.A. City gross revenue from automatic bus lane citations was nearly $20M. Never ever park in a bus lane. You will get a $293 ticket. la.streetsblog.org/2026/04/10/l...

Tired of those worst-intersection tournaments? Here’s a nomination for the best intersection in So Cal - at least bike-wise!

La Verne Approves Protected Bike Lanes to Pomona North Metro Station - Streetsblog Los Angeles With this, the city will play a part in building safe facilities west-to-east across the entirety of its neighbor, Pomona.

La Verne approved its (smallish) part of a new protected bikeway on Arrow Highway - to connect to Pomona North Station la.streetsblog.org/2026/04/08/l...

Highly recommend taking a Metro + bike ride to Santa Monica for the day. Really enjoyed shooting this one!

New curb-protected bike lanes under construction in #SantaMonica - on Colorado and Broadway

Friday's Headlines - Streetsblog Los Angeles Is Virgil/Hollywood/Sunset the worst intersection in L.A.? A very unscientific and contentious bracket run by Americana At Brand Memes says yes.

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Pasadena Moves Closer to Adopting 710 Stub Vision Plan - Streetsblog Los Angeles City Council shared concepts for rebuilding the community razed in the 1970s, and seemed keen on making restitution to the victims of freeway displacement.

Pasadena is about to approve plans for undoing the stub end of the 710 Freeway la.streetsblog.org/2026/04/02/p...

New Bike Lanes and Bus Lanes Underway in Culver City and Santa Monica - Streetsblog Los Angeles New protected bike lanes under construction on Colorado and Broadway in Santa Monica, and on Washington and Adams in Culver City, which is also adding shared bus-bike lanes on Washington

Bike and bus projects underway in Santa Monica and Culver City la.streetsblog.org/2026/04/01/n...

Recommended local bike/walk tourism: check out incredible views of the ports and more - via #LongBeach International Gateway Bridge. Easy to acess from the Metro A Line #bikeLB

Dedication: Crenshaw and Slauson to Forever be Known as 'Nipsey Hussle Square' - Streetsblog Los Angeles “Age fourteen on up, my whole life took place on these four corners...This really was my foundation," Hussle told Current TV back in 2010. Now renamed in his honor, those corners pay tribute to how he...

Last month, the City of L.A. held a formal ceremony, permanently dedicating the intersection of Crenshaw and Slauson as Nipsey Hussle Square 🏁
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South Central Gives Nipsey Hussle the Send-Off of a Lifetime - Streetsblog Los Angeles Few communities love harder than South Central.

The funeral procession for Hussle was a day unlike anything L.A. had ever seen before or since. It honored Hussle's concept of the Marathon, winding 26 miles thru South Central, allowing mourners from every set & section to come together & be part of his legacy. la.streetsblog.org/2019/04/12/s...

Nipsey Hussle Understood Cities Better than You. Why Didn't You Know Who He Was? - Streetsblog Los Angeles "I swore to tell the world if I made it out/The truth about these L.A. streets and all what they about"

Seven years ago, Nipsey Hussle was killed in front of The Marathon, the flagship store he and his brother Blacc Sam had opened two years earlier. This story (from 2019) traces the history of his South Central community via his lyrics and experiences la.streetsblog.org/2019/08/15/n...

L.A. Council Advances Speed Camera Pilot and Bike Lane Camera Enforcement - Streetsblog Los Angeles L.A. City finalized speed camera locations, and will soon approve a contract for the program, expected to launch late this year. The city is also teeing up automated bike lane parking enforcement.

Some day soon L.A. City will have more cameras making streets safer. The council advanced plans for automated camera enforcement ticketing speeding drivers (those cameras are expected to launch in 2026) and ticketing drivers parked in bike lanes. la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/30/l...

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How to get free bike/walk/transit stuff! Lessons from #LongBeachCA

Metro Board Unanimously Advances K Line North Light Rail Extension - Streetsblog Los Angeles Mayor Bass backed off of her push for indefinite delays requested by some mid-city residents opposed to tunneling under their homes

SBLA's write-up of today's Metro K Line approval vote - messy but ultimately a fairly good sign for future transit in So Cal la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/26/m...

Here’s the text approved. bsky.app/profile/awal...

Metro board unanimously approved advancing Metro K Line light rail project - final language was supported by both Bass and Horvath

Why Cities Need More “Agile” Streets - Streetsblog Los Angeles This post first appeared in a slightly different form at Streetsblog L.A. sister site Santa Monica Next. If you drive, walk, or bike around Santa Monica, you’ve seen them: white and yellow plastic bol...

Cities need agile streets! Guest column by Juan Matute la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/25/w...

Monrovia Seeks Input on Draft Bike Master Plan - Streetsblog Los Angeles The deadline for public comment is this Friday, 3/27/26.

The city of Monrovia is updating its bike plan - give input this week! la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/24/m...

This Week In Livable Streets - Streetsblog Los Angeles Metro board K Line showdown, L.A. mayoral debate, westside bus lanes, L.A. City Council Transportation Committee, SB 79, and more

Lots of really big stuff on the calendar this week - show up and make your voice heard! K Line showdown, L.A. mayoral debate (at 530pm today), westside bus lanes, L.A. City Transportation Committee, SB 79 la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/23/t...

Metro Plans to Spend Nearly $900M Expanding Freeways Next Year, a 40 Percent Increase - Streetsblog Los Angeles Metro expects to spend $887.1 million on widening the 5, 57/60, 91, 105, and 405 Freeways, and planning for Metro widening of the 5, 14, 71, 605, and other freeways

Metro preliminary budget for next year shows almost $900M for freeway expansion projects - a 40% increase from current budget. Metro plans to fund widening the 5, 57/60, 91, 105, &405 Freeways, & planning for Metro widening of the 5, 14, 71, 605, &others la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/20/m...

Long Beach lines up a row of traffic circles - plus other bike stuff - to create a #BikeBoulevard: a fairly calm street safe for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers #BikeLB #LongBeach #LongBeachCA