Transportation & Mobility

LA Metro to hold community meetings for the 605 Freeway expansion project

Metro will host several meetings this week and the next to gather public input on the project that would widen the freeway.

A red line runs through the 605 freeway, a blue line runs through the 60 freeway and the yellow runs through a portion of the 10 freeway. Teal, yellow, orange, red and purple and blue highlights show the different cities.

Better bike paths, safer sidewalks, more green space coming to El Sereno

The Eastern Ave. road project is one of three in the works for the Eastside community, thanks to unspent money from the defunct 710 freeway extension project.

A sign that says El Sereno, City of Los Angeles in the median of a wide road

Metrolink aims to reduce wait times, add off-peak trips

The moves come as Metrolink has been looking at how to attract more customers.

A train is at a platform. It has a double-deck.

OC bus stops used to have schedules. Now it's just a QR code. Not everyone is happy

Catching a bus in Orange County just got much harder for those without a smartphone.

A light skinned man wearing a black T shirt, with greying hair, looks at the sign at a bus stop which shows a QR code. Next to him is a black car on the side of the street

Record travelers hit LA region for the 4th. We have busiest drive times

An estimated 5.4 million people will be traveling in L.A region over the next several days, creating heavy traffic. Here's some tips on how to travel smarter.

Morning traffic fills the SR2 freeway in Los Angeles, California. The EPA released new rules for vehicle emissions that are expected to cut tailpipe pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, which are fueling climate change.

Historic Ventura Pier reopens after 18 months of repair work

The 1,600-foot pier was battered by two successive years of winter storms, damaging or displacing over 60 timber piles supporting the structure.

A pier on the left of the frame sticks out towards the middle of frame. Towards the end of the pier an American flag blows in the wind. The ocean water is gray and brown from the stormy day.

LA Metro will establish its own police force as it struggles with violent attacks, increased ridership

The board of directors approved establishing an in-house police force Thursday.

The interior of an underground public transit station. Two men in green and orange high-visibility vests and long pants are standing around the silver metal turnstile gates. The man on the left is working on a laptop computer at the same time. The station is largely empty and well-lit, except for one woman walking in the background.

The DMV has moved many services to kiosks. We tried one out. It didn't go well

Some residents have had issues using the machines and completing transactions online.

A blue and yellow self-service kiosk covered in DMV logos stands inside a grocery store.

State board affirms Waymo's expansion into LA

The driverless car company has been given the go-ahead to operate on freeways, though the company hasn't announced any plans to offer rides outside of L.A.'s surface streets.