Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The Valley

No Pitchforks as LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Addresses West SFV Forum

By Joe Linton | Jan 23, 2015 | 13 Comments

I was a little worried that there might be pitchforks at last night’s transportation town hall. The event was hosted by L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and held at the Tarzana Recreation Center. The main speaker was Seleta Reynolds, the new General Manager of the Los Angeles City Transportation Department (LADOT). I know that Seleta […]

San Fernando Valley Prioritizes Freeways, Then Bemoans Lack of Transit

By Joe Linton | Dec 23, 2014 | 18 Comments

This seems to be the week that the news is that nothing happened in the San Fernando Valley. Last Thursday, SBLA reported that Metro Orange Line speed improvements are not happening yet. On Sunday, the Daily News ran a piece by Dakota Smith entitled, Lack of new San Fernando Valley rail lines draws complaints. Here’s […]

Orange Line BRT Speed Improvements Caught In Inter-Agency Delays

By Joe Linton | Dec 18, 2014 | 79 Comments

I was hoping to write a couple of happy stories this week about the Metro Orange Line. The San Fernando Valley’s highly-regarded workhorse Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) opened in 2005. Lately, a new pedestrian tunnel and faster bus speeds seemed imminent. These facilities would save time for the Orange Line’s 30,000 daily riders. Earlier this week, I […]

NoHo Ped Tunnel Construction Underway, To Connect Orange and Red Lines

By Joe Linton | Dec 16, 2014 | 37 Comments

Construction is underway for a new tunnel that will make it easier for riders to transfer between Metro’s Orange and Red Lines. Per Metro’s fact sheet [PDF], the new tunnel, officially the North Hollywood Station Underpass project, is expected to be completed in Spring 2016. Riders are already detouring around the pedestrian-unfriendly construction site barriers. The […]

Krekorian and Garcetti Tout Metro’s New 405 Freeway Express Bus Service

By Joe Linton | Dec 12, 2014 | 18 Comments

Starting this Sunday, Metro is introducing its new Valley-Westside Express bus line that takes advantage of the recently-widened 405 Freeway’s new high-occupancy vehicle lanes. The new line runs from Pacoima to Westwood, with stops at the Van Nuys Metrolink Station and the Metro Orange Line’s Van Nuys and Sepulveda stations. The full map of the new […]

Connecting Communities Through Art and Bikes: The Pacoima Mural Ride

By Erick Huerta | Aug 11, 2014 | No Comments

Weaving together history and art with bicycles, the Pacoima Mural Ride guided participants on a people’s tour of some of the treasures found in the San Fernando Valley (SFV), this past Saturday. The ride introduced cyclists from every corner of Los Angeles to the community spaces, cafes, and murals that tell the history of the […]

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