The Hollywood Coalition of Neighborhood Councils is hosting a Town Hall on Thursday night to address "Parking, Planning and Transportation." more ›

Fueled in part by the injustice described in this post, the Midnight Ridazz will get their protest on this morning at the crack of 7 in the morning. We meet at Vermont/Santa Monica Red Line Station at 7 am and ride at 7:30 am Two weeks ago a cyclist was assaulted by a motorist and then ticketed by a Beverly Hills cop. We think cyclists deserve better! Join us as we encourage Beverly Hills... more ›

Every Friday @ noon, Farmlab Public Salons opens the doors and offers lectures, discussions and lunch, free-of-charge! more ›

NoHo Arts is a burgeoning East Valley area that occupies one very eclectic, historic, and active square mile within the limits of North Hollywood proper. The past couple of years have seen a dramatic increase in multi-use condo construction and the arrival of chain retail and food purveyors thanks in part to the neighborhood's role as major transit hub (NoHo Arts hosts the termini of both the Red and the Orange Lines) and the... more ›

- According to the LA Times, people who live next to trains and subways do not use them. - Eek! "From July 1 of 2006 to June 30 of this year, only 3.21 inches of rain fell in downtown Los Angeles — the lowest precipitation level since records started being kept in the 1880s." - After 80 mph driving and weaving on the Hollywood Freeway in March, actress Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill, Independence Day)... more ›

Here we are on the day Metro makes another set of changes that they refer to as "Service Enhancements." And yes, these are enhancements, but that does not mean service cuts, excuse us, "discontinuations," are happening too. more ›

Get Ye Back to the Red Line: From trolley to hearse, take the last ride on the infamous Holly Trolley before it shuts down at 2:30 a.m. tonight. Fly me to the...: Van Nuys, Union Station and now Westwood are easy ways to get to LAX. But don't expect to be able to park in Westwood while you pose on the Spanish Steps since there is "no overnight parking is permitted Monday – Thursday."... more ›

From Sherman Oaks to Burbank Airport it was just a little over 45 minutes by bus. A few bucks later and some good podcast listening on the ride (The California Report, This American Life), we were on our travels yesterday in a flash. No bothering friends for a ride, no use of cars and no Supershuttle, a.k.a., we will pick you up 3 hours before your flight and have to go pick up 6... more ›

Wilshire & Alvarado - May Day The presence of a police force lined up with riot gear presupposes trouble. And when someone supposedly threw a bottle near MacArthur Park Tuesday evening, it was a call to action. Or as Chief Bratton later rationalized: "Missiles were being thrown at the officers, and officers [were] responding." Last year's May Day march down Wilshire featured amiable members of LA's finest police and fire squads lined up on... more ›

It is a shame that it took us a year and some months after the Orange Line's opening to bike it from end to end. So we braved the chilly weather today and did it. We even did it from the Clybourn St. Burbank border on the Chandler Bike Path that connects to the City of Burbank's 4-mile bike path. One way, the Orange Line ride is 14 miles (add 1.2 miles for the... more ›

It was last Thursday. A trip to Echo Park, car free. The 750 Rapid down Ventura Blvd. to the Universal Red Line Station. Take the Red Line, get off at MacArthur Park, and take the 200 down Alvarado to Sunset. It was rush hour and both buses were packed to the brim. Now that the consent decree is no longer in effect, will this be the sign of the times? Does this brand of... more ›

After a grueling installment of the popular local show "Public Transit in LA Sucks--We Know This Because We've Used It" last night, we've decided that there is no subway stop at Wilshire and Vermont. It just doesn't exist. It's an urban legend, a myth of social construct, a shared ideal that has only materialized in the minds of the mentally unstable. Why do we say this? What has our dander all dander-fied about the Red... more ›

Landon is from South Central and is pretty much done with it and all of L.A. He's also 6 foot, 8 inches... whoa. more ›

Edward Norton must have not caught our great Valley debate earlier this year. If he had, he would have not spoken yesterday, on KCRW about the Valley as "north of Los Angeles" rather than being "northern Los Angeles." But that debate gets annoying. more ›