Transportation & Mobility

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service paused in San Clemente again

Crews are beginning emergency stabilization work. Travelers will be bused between Irvine and Oceanside for about six weeks.

A train runs along the California coast a short distance from the ocean.

Another big ticket increase: Nearly 10K more AI-assisted citations for parking in LA bus lanes

Each citation in the city of L.A. comes with a $293 penalty.

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.

The update is there is no update — delays continue for Metro subsidy experiment

The wait continues for 2,000 people accepted into the Metro Mobility Wallet program granting them $1,800 to spend over the course of a year on bus, rail and other transit options.

A man with a thick, drooping brown mustache is framed by the window of a subway train. He leans against the back wall of the train car, wearing a brown and blue plaid shirt and blue pants. He holds a phone in one hand and has a shoulder bag slung across his torso.

Irvine’s massive Great Park could get a system of gondolas to ferry visitors around

The proposed project is in its infancy and still has to clear concerns raised by City Council members.

Cable cars ferry people above a roadway, with a city silhouette in the background.

Multiple trees sawed down in downtown LA, officials say

An LAPD spokesperson said it has reviewed footage showing a suspect at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday "cutting the trees and riding off on a bicycle."

A green tree lays on the sidewalk. The bottom part of the trunk that the tree used to sit on still stands.

Attention commuters: traffic on the 405 Freeway could be slower as it undergoes upgrades

The multi-million dollar project spans from Van Nuys to Westwood.

A freeway is full of cars with glowing red brake lights.

Lack of political will and poor coordination hamper LA goal to eliminate traffic deaths, audit finds

When Los Angeles established Vision Zero in 2015, the goal was to eliminate traffic deaths by this year. Instead, fatalities in L.A. grew faster than the national average.

A white car turns into the street where a pedestrian wearing a backpack is still in the roadway. A red hand can be seen on the walk signal.

Why is there a SoCal freeway with a 40-mile gap?

Route 90 covers only a few miles today, but 1950s freeway planners meant for it to connect inland Orange County to Pacific Coast Highway in Marina del Rey.

A green street sign showing the 90 freeway, with the word EAST and an arrow below it in white. In the background is a highway with palm trees and a blue sky

Los Angeles faces its first Measure HLA lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges the city didn’t include street enhancements on Vermont Avenue mandated by the voter-approved initiative.

A view of a rider's bike as they peddle on a sidewalk next to traffic and a fire hydrant.

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.

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.

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