Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The Valley

Metro July Meeting Re-Cap: Subway, SRTP, Active Transpo, and More

By Joe Linton | Jul 25, 2014 | 2 Comments

Metro’s July Board of Directors meeting took place yesterday. As usual, it was four-plus hours long, with plenty of implications for the future of livability and transportation for the region. SBLA re-caps the meeting below. Mayor Garcetti Assumes Board Chair Yesterday’s meeting was Mayor Eric Garcetti’s first as the new chair of Metro’s Board of […]

Metro Raising Parking Rates for NoHo and Universal; Most Parking Still Free

By Joe Linton | Apr 30, 2014 | 5 Comments

As of July 1st 2014, Metro will raise monthly permit parking rates for two of its most popular and most sold-out parking lots. Metro’s North Hollywood Red Line Station monthly parking permit will go from $39 to $59. Universal City Station monthly parking permits will go from $39 to $55. SBLA has been critical of […]

San Fernando Votes To Move Forward With Pacoima Wash Bikeway

By Joe Linton | Mar 18, 2014 | 1 Comment

Last night, the city of San Fernando moved a step closer to constructing a new bike path along the Pacoima Wash. The city council voted unanimously, 5-0, in favor of seeking California state Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding. If everything goes smoothly, the Pacoima Wash Bikeway would open to the public in early 2017. The […]

Vroom! Speed Limit Increases Head Back to City Council, But Do They Have To?

By Damien Newton | Feb 7, 2012 | 10 Comments

View 2 7 12 speed limits in a larger map A trio of speed limit proposals head to the City Council Transportation Committee tomorrow. The proposals total 5.4 miles of city streets that would see a limit increase. Half of those miles would see a dramatic increase from 35 miles per hour to 45 miles […]

Daily News: Valley Needs Smart Transit

By Damien Newton | Oct 26, 2011 | 11 Comments

An editorial in today’s Daily News calls for smart, strategic transit investments in the San Fernando Valley to insure that The Valley streets don’t resemble their clogged counterparts on the Westside. Including their editorial two weeks ago wondering when the SFV is going to get CicLAvia, this marks the second time in October that the Valley’s […]

Metro Is Looking for Transit Options for Van Nuys Boulevard: Let’s Help Them Out

By Damien Newton | Oct 25, 2011 | 56 Comments

[poll id=”59″] Yesterday, the Daily News reported on a series of public meetings (including ones tonight and tomorrow) designed to solicit feedback on what rapid transit option makes the most sense for the densest and most congested portion of Van Nuys Boulevard. $68.5 million has been set aside for this project from Measure R and […]

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