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Rosemead Creates Subcommittee on Bus Rapid Transit with Neighboring Cities - Streetsblog Los Angeles After a contentious city council meeting, the motion passed.

Some in the City of Rosemead are a bit skeptical/critical of planned multi-city bus lanes and BRT. The council there is not entirely opposed, but is forming a committee to look into it. la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/13/r...

Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Drivers are Destroying Ktown Mini-Traffic Circle - Streetsblog Los Angeles Some Streetsblog readers are familiar with some of the sad history of the deadly intersection of 4th Street and New Hampshire Boulevard in L.A.’s Koreatown neighborhood. Last year, after a driver kill...

Why we can't have somewhat-nice-quick-build things: #Koreatown drivers are making a mess of a temporary traffic circle at 4th and New Hampshire. The city plans to install a permanent concrete version this year. la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/13/w...

Reading Changes in City Streets - Streetsblog Los Angeles Markings on cities streets can sometimes reveal what used to be there

Some ways to "read" markings on city streets la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/12/r...

City Attorney Takes Her Own Swing at Man Sucker Punched by LAPD in 2024 - Streetsblog Los Angeles Eleven months after Officer Joshua Sportiello punched Alexander Mitchell in the face, the City Attorney's office filed misdemeanor resisting charges against him. Was it in retaliation for Mitchell's c...

SCOOP: City Attorney Takes Her Own Swing at Man Sucker Punched by LAPD in 2024 - la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/06/c...

Eyes on the Street: New Stations on Metro D Line Extension Section 2 - Streetsblog Los Angeles After this May's D Line section 1 opening, there's more! The D is growing longer! Check out photos of new station erection... er... construction today in Beverly Hills and Century City

After D Line subway section 1 opening on May 8, you can still get more & more D! The D is growing longer, getting more substantial! Check out photos of new station erection... er... construction today for D2 in Beverly Hills and Century City la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/11/e...

Via @streetsblogla.bsky.social comes news on four bike projects in the City of Angeles, including some close to Santa Monica's borders.

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LA's Crenshaw and Slauson to Forever be Known as 'Nipsey Hussle Square' “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...

LA’s Crenshaw and Slauson to Forever be Known as ‘Nipsey Hussle Square’

“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 transformed them.

Bike Updates: Griffith Park, Chandler Blvd., Terra Bella St., and Westside Plans - Streetsblog Los Angeles Griffith Park bike upgrades partially installed. Plus: Terra Bella Street, Chandler groundbreaking, and Westside bike project meetings

Four bike project short updates - all with modest benefits and significant drawbacks la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/09/b...

What’s a modal filter? And what’s it doing in my bike boulevard?

City Attorney Takes Her Own Swing at Man Sucker Punched by LAPD in 2024 - Streetsblog Los Angeles Eleven months after Officer Joshua Sportiello punched Alexander Mitchell in the face, the City Attorney's office filed misdemeanor resisting charges against him. Was it in retaliation for Mitchell's c...

SCOOP: City Attorney Takes Her Own Swing at Man Sucker Punched by LAPD in 2024 - by @sahrasulaiman.bsky.social la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/06/c...

Right now @lintonjoe.bsky.social is live-posting at the Metro budget workshop meeting underway

Scenes from the dedication at Crenshaw and Slauson: Nate Gibbs, Rachel Doyle, artist Mohammad Mubarak and the painting of Nipsey Hussle that served as the backdrop of the ceremony, and Marshall (in the jacket he made himself) and Brother Quenton.

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, they pay tribute to how he transfor...

Dedication: Crenshaw and Slauson to Forever be Known as “Nipsey Hussle Square” - story and photos from the day by @sahrasulaiman.bsky.social la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/d...

Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets - Streetsblog Los Angeles With just 300 feet of HLA upgrades in two years, L.A. City's main effort has been to actively block HLA progress

Today marks exactly 2 years since voters approved #MeasureHLA - requiring LA to install accessibility/walk/bike/bus facilities during street improvements. SBLA Editor Joe Linton recaps the HLA timeline la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/m...

SGV Connect 146: What's Next for the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority - Streetsblog Los Angeles CEO Habib Balian joins SGV Connect to discuss the A Line’s steady ridership, transit-oriented development along the corridor, and the shift to a new delivery model for the long-anticipated Claremont e...

New SGV Connect podcast: SBLA speaks with Foothill A/Gold Line Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/s...

Thanks @streetsblogla.bsky.social for including me in this video! Read this brief to learn about our research (which links to the full report if you want ALL the details)

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New UCLA Report Looks into the High Cost of Building Parking - Streetsblog Los Angeles For new apartments, the research found that building required parking adds roughly $50,000 to $100,000 per unit, and disproportionately increases the cost to build smaller apartments

What costs more on average: a new car or a new parking space? New UCLA report surveys data from 17 cities to show the high cost of constructing parking la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/02/n...

Metro ambassadors are out every day making the transit system safer and more welcoming

"Streetsblog L.A. reached out to multiple departments for this story, including LADOT, the Bureau of Engineering (which manages L.A.’s sidewalk program), StreetsLA and the Department on Disability. All of them referred inquiries to the mayor’s office."

“Disrespectful” and “infuriating”: L.A.’s progress on making streets safe and accessible for disabled people stalled for decades - Streetsblog Los Angeles Curb ramps have been required when repaving a street since 1992. Why is L.A. only now saying it must follow the law?

Today's detailed deep dive by Maylin Tu @maylin.bsky.social on the long struggles for streets/sidewalks accessible to disabled Angelenos la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/27/d...

Watch this short @streetsblogla.bsky.social video (from November) for an overview of 4-mile Metro D Line subway extension project that will open on May 8

New report: No such thing as free parking - UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Our new analysis provides updated per-space parking cost estimates and calculates how required parking drives up total construction costs.

See parking construction costs report/summary at www.its.ucla.edu/2026/02/19/n...

New #shoupista UCLA report on parking construction costs. Did you know:
👉 avg cost to build underground parking = $73,000 per space ( excluding land cost)
👉 avg cost to build aboveground parking = $52,000 per space
👉 For apartments, required parking adds roughly $50,000-$100,000 per unit

D Line Extension Section 1 opening 5.8.26 YouTube video by Metro Los Angeles

Watch Metro's video announcing the D Line extension opening www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zYF...

Take the subway from #BeverlyHills to #DTLA in 20 minutes, starting Friday May 8!! 4 new miles, 3 new stations!

SGV Bus Rapid Transit Gets Another $3.9M for Study and Design - Streetsblog Los Angeles Early bus lane segments combine for about 7 miles of continuous bus lanes, expected to be installed in advance of the 2028 Olympic games.

In other big Metro news today, 14 miles of SGV bus lanes (basically East L.A. to El Monte to La Puente) are on track to open before 2028 Olympics! la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/26/s...

The D Line Extension to Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega opens...

Metro D Line Subway Extension Will Open Friday May 8 - Streetsblog Los Angeles Subway riders will be able to travel from Beverly Hills to Downtown L.A. in about 20 minutes

Metro D Line subway extension will open Friday May 8! Four new miles, three new stations - first Metro rail connection to Beverly Hills. la.streetsblog.org/2026/02/26/m...

Metro D Line subway extension to Beverly Hills will open on Friday May 8 2026. Four new miles of heavy rail subway. Three new stations on Wilshire: La Brea, Fairfax, La Cienega. Ride from Beverly Hills to DTLA in 20 minutes!

Shamond "Lil AD" Bennett was hit w/ a felony strike & a felony battery charge for having the audacity to ask LAPD officer Evan Mott (seen shoving him below) to de-escalate after LAPD got aggressive w/ mourners at a peaceful vigil last July. See story or the 🧵 ⤵️ la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/18/t...