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Families looking for a diversion for the kids (or grandkids) less pricey than Disneyland will rejoice to learn Saturday May 18th there will be occurring a once in a lifetime event that is guaranteed to make even the most squirmy youngster gleeful: an excursion on the Fillmore and Western Railroad in Ventura County aka “the […]

(Not sure what Dana is talking about? We’re having a fundraiser on Saturday! In addition to a who’s who of transit advocates we’re going to party with LADOT GM Jaime De La Vega, Glendale City Councilman and Metro Board Member Ara Najarian, City Council Member Elect Mike Bonin, and “advocate of the year” Valerie Watson. […]

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told members of Congress last week that U.S. DOT would be announcing TIGER V on Friday. He kept us in suspense through the weekend, but here it is: $474 million for innovative transportation projects that don’t necessarily fit neatly under other funding programs. The projects that will be prioritized under TIGER […]

Just a quick programming note. Damien Newton and Stephanie Wiggins, the woman overseeing Metro’s ExpressLanes implementation, will be on KPFK 90.7 F.M. from 2:30 to 3:00 pm later today discussing how the ExpressLanes one-year pilot program is working. The duo were interviewed this morning by Laurie Kaufman and Howard Blume for Deadline L.A. You can listen […]

If you’re reading Streetsblog, you doubtless know that this weekend is CicLAvia VI, “CicLAvia to the Sea.” Unlike many of the past CicLAvias, after CicLAvia I, most of the previews of this CicLAvia are of the exciting new route, and not of the many fun activities along the route. Streetsblog reached out to the CicLAvia […]