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New lane opens on northbound 405 Freeway
A new northbound lane of the 405 Freeway was opened Friday between the 10 Freeway and Santa Monica Boulevard, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced. The additional lane stretches for 1.7 miles and opened at 5 a.m. It&...
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MTA raises plane-train ante for Bob Hope Airport
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Thursday to pony up $1.7 million to reach the local match for a decades-old $4.3 million federal grant that will be used to enhance Bob Hope Airport's efforts to foster a "plane-to-train... -
Council approves $40 million for Crenshaw Line stop in Leimert Park
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved $40 million for an underground Crenshaw Line station in Leimert Park, which for years has been a source of friction between officials and the community. Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, whose...
Tags: Bill Rosendahl
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Letters: Would you hear a train in B-flat?
Re "Subway worries for the Phil," May 17 I am second to no one in my enthusiasm for riding the rail lines operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. But the proposed new subway line downtown must not — must not!...Tags: Music, Subway Transportation, Entertainment
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L.A. Philharmonic concerned about potential subway noise
Nothing in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's repertoire calls for 135-ton trains. The orchestra aims to keep it that way when Metro light rail cars start rumbling through a subway tunnel near Walt Disney Concert Hall. Experts who know the hall's...
Tags: Science and Technology, Zev Yaroslavsky, New York City, Transportation, Arts
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EDITORIAL: To help unclog SoCal freeways, ease HOV-lane rules
Los Angeles Daily NewsThere are worse things than sitting in stop-and-go freeway traffic on a hot Southern California afternoon, alone with your unprintable thoughts. Slightly worse is looking over at the car-pool lane while you're inching along and seeing the drivers and...Tags: Mike Gatto, Transportation, Road Transportation, Highway Transportation, Travel
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Bike Week L.A.: Countywide activities for cyclists get underway
To the cyclists among us: Happy Bike Week. Monday marks the start of Bike Week L.A., an annual slate of events that celebrates bicycle culture and encourages Angelenos to use their pedals more. This week's activities, put on by the Los Angeles...
Tags: Bike Week, Transportation, Advertising, Travel
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Delays, costs build up for 405 Freeway project in L.A.
Linda Rose was commuting home from UCLA through the Sepulveda Pass in December 2011 when she noticed that several panels of a tall retaining wall just west of the 405 Freeway had crumpled. "It was like it was there the day before, and it wasn't there...
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Highway Transportation, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, The Getty
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Doran Street crossing upgrade coming
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has cobbled together $40 million to build either an underpass or overpass that would improve safety conditions at one of the most dangerous railroad crossings along the Glendale-Los Angeles...
Tags: Google Inc., Science and Technology, Health and Safety at Work, Railway Transportation, Transportation
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L.A. Now Live: 405 Freeway widening woes to continue
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has formally acknowledged the completion of the widening of the Sepulveda Pass on the 405 Freeway will be delayed at least 13 months. Projected date for completion is now mid-2014. A variety...
Tags: SpaceX, PayPal, Inc., Hybrid Vehicles
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Letters: Who should build California's bullet train?
Re "Bullet train bid rules altered," April 19 Thanks to The Times for letting us know that a troubled bid led by Sylmar-based Tutor Perini might win the contract to build the first phase of California's high-speed rail system against much more...Tags: Railway Transportation, Spain
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Boyle Heights development planned along Gold Line clears a hurdle
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved exclusive negotiation rights for a mixed-use commercial and affordable-housing complex next to the Metro Gold Line tracks in Boyle Heights. The Metro board voted 10-1 to...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Jose Huizar, Gloria Molina
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