Transportation & Mobility

Tariff chaos sends some drivers racing to buy, while others pump the brakes

With tariffs on cars, materials and parts threatening to send auto prices up, some shoppers are racing to lock in vehicles at pre-tariff prices. Others plan to drive their current rides into the ground.

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A pickup truck is raised for display at a car dealership in Alhambra, California, on March 27, 2025. After President Trump announced significant tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, automaker stocks fell sharply. But sales at dealerships rose, at least in the short-term, as buyers try to get ahead of the anticipated price spikes in the coming months.

Here’s where you can monitor progress on Measure HLA

An online map that launched this week shows transit, pedestrian and bike projects throughout the city.

A view of an intersection with two bicyclists in it. There are cars in the distance.

'Technical issue' causes months-long delay for LA County transportation subsidy

Two thousand people in L.A. County are still waiting for the first tranche of money, $900, they’ve been expecting since November.

A Metro bus runs on 1st Street in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. For 19 straight months, Metro ridership is on the rise hitting over 85 percent of pre-COVID June 2019 levels.

How automakers are responding to the 25% car tariffs so far

The import tax has already triggered big moves by automakers, from layoffs to suspending car shipments.

A man in a plaid shirt and baseball cap walks between a row of cars.

With broken streetlight complaints on the rise in LA — 46K last year alone — lag on repairs keeps growing

City officials point to a fee that's stayed stagnant for almost 30 years for why estimated repair times are now creeping up to a year or more.

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A person sits in the carriage of a crane and places solar panels atop a post. The crane is white, and the number 400 is printed on the carriage in red.

LAX FlyAway bus service ticket prices go up, with another increase possible

One-way ticket prices went up April 2. Here’s what to do if you bought a ticket before.

This dense neighborhood has been voted LA’s worst parking

Nearly 50 parking lots and garages were entered, but only one was crowned the worst of the worst.

A residential city street, with at least five cars lining the curb closest to the camera. A man on a bicycle is riding down the center of the paved road.

Attention LA bus lane scofflaws: New AI cameras generated more than 5,500 tickets in one month

New automated cameras on just two routes along Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue generated $1.6 million in fines for cars parked in bus lanes.

A FedEx truck is parked in a bus lane as a person walks into the street at a bus stop looking toward the approaching bus.

Metro moves forward on Vermont Avenue transit project — without bike lanes

A big debate in this project is whether Metro, a countywide transportation agency, is required to comply with Measure HLA, a city-level initiative, which requires more safety measures for pedestrians and bicyclists.

A birds-eye digital rendering of Vermont Avenue showing that the dedicated bus lanes that L.A. Metro has proposed run along the side of the street. In the rendering, there are still two lanes for traffic each direction and turning lanes in the center.

Why a bus lane on a dangerous city road is now a flashpoint for voter-approved safety measures

The Metro Board of Directors is set to vote Thursday on the Vermont Transit Corridor — one of the most dangerous traffic areas in Los Angeles. Measure HLA advocates say plans disregard voter mandate.

How to learn more about Caltrans’ estimated $72 million Pacific Coast Highway project

Safety upgrades along a scenic stretch of PCH from Santa Monica to Malibu come after deadly crashes.

Three rows of white car tars are lined up side by side around a white and black sign that reads "60 killed since 201-" and "FIX PCH". A group of people are standing on the other side of the tires, all facing towards the mountains in the distance. The sky is overcast with bits of blue poking out between clouds.

Why California spent $13 million on controversial freeway only to abandon it

When their neighborhood was threatened by the proposed El Toyon Freeway, community members got together to stop construction.

A wide view of multiple rows of a cars on a freeway. The lines are full, showing heavy traffic.

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