Transportation & Mobility

Free Public Transit? LA Metro Unveils Its Plan To Make That A Reality For Many Bus And Train Riders

The two-phase pilot would start in January 2022 and run to June 2023. Then Metro’s leaders could decide to continue or expand free transit to more riders and services.

West Hollywood Is Creating A Pedestrian-Only Zone On A Busy Road By Banning Cars

Less than a quarter-mile of the high-traffic Robertson Boulevard will be closed to cars for 32 hours over the weekend. City staff will study the program and could decide to expand it.

Where (And Why) LA Metro Is Exploring 'Congestion Pricing' (AKA Making You Pay To Use Certain Roads)

Metro officials say charging drivers to travel on certain roads at certain times would reduce congestion by incentivizing commuters to seek alternative travel options.

LA Metro CEO Phillip Washington Is Stepping Down Later This Year

Washington pushed progressive ideas for regional transit as rail expanded, bus ridership plummeted and the pandemic gutted vital funding.

15 Months After A 4-Year-Old Girl Was Killed In This LA Crosswalk, The City Adds Upgrades

Alessa Fajardo's family and local safety advocates had been calling for improvements since the young girl was killed by a driver while walking to school in 2019.

What A Young Girl’s Death In A Crosswalk Tells Us About LA’s Traffic Violence

In October 2019, Alessa Fajardo was killed by a driver while walking to her preschool. Her family is still waiting for the driver to be held accountable — and for the city of Los Angeles to make their neighborhood streets safer.

Over 100 Pedestrians Are Killed By Drivers In LA Every Year. Here's What We Found

Not even a life-altering pandemic made the streets notably safer for Angelenos. While there were fewer collisions overall in 2020, crashes were more deadly.

Death In A Crosswalk: The Killing Of A 4-Year-Old Shows LA's Failure To Stop Traffic Violence

A preschooler was killed while walking to school with her mother in Koreatown. Who is responsible?

Erica Fajardo and her husband, Jaime Fajardo, stand for a portrait while holding a photo of their daughter, Alessa, in a frame with dried flowers.

Do We Need Police To Curb LA's Traffic Violence? Some Cities Are Saving Lives Without Them

The long-held assumptions about law enforcement's roles in traffic safety are being challenged. What could that mean for Angelenos walking and biking on L.A.'s deadly streets?