Transportation & Mobility

15,000 items are lost every year on LA's Metro. Here's where they end up

A peek inside Metro Lost & Found — where forgotten things go.

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A small black table is seen in a room, there is a white brick wall behind the table and a gray linoleum floor under it. On the table an electric guitar, and electric meter, a stack of baseball cards, a prosthetic leg with an Adidas shoe attached, and a black backpack are depicted.

All aboard the D Line! First phase of historic Metro line extension opens

The extension unlocks three new stops along Wilshire Boulevard.

A silver-colored train with yellow trims is seen in motion through a station. To the left, there's an escalator above which a sign reads "Exit." Above the train, there's a sign that reads Wilshire/La Brea.

LA streets face ‘dire future,’ according to a new report, and the long-term solution will be costly

One of the potential solutions the report names is streamlining how infrastructure is planned through the charter reform process.

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A crew of at least six workers wearing hard hats and neon vests are repairing potholes and adjusting asphalt on a Los Angeles street.

First phase of D Line extension to open Friday, unlocking Wilshire Boulevard

A trip from downtown L.A. to Beverly Hills will take just over 20 minutes on the new extension, according to L.A. Metro.

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A black and white image of a tunnel with rail tracks. The tunnel's lighting looks like a spiral terminating at the far end of the tunnel in the background of the image. The light reflects off the right side of the rail tracks. The image has a black border indicating it was taken on Kodak 400TX black-and-white film.

Salsa classes, pickleball and more: Metro celebrates D Line expansion at new stations

The Metro events will be in effect across the new stops for the next three months and feature local businesses.

A chain link fence encloses an open area on a city sidewalk. Within the enclosure is a pole with a round sign on top of it with the letter "M." There are tall buildings in the background

Arbitrator sides with union claiming LAX People Mover subcontractor owes workers back pay

Union estimates the amount owed to 28 workers is in the millions.

Three cars of a white train and black windows are visible on a gray track. There is a white arch behind the train. In the furthest background, there is a tower.

Driverless cars can start getting traffic tickets this summer in California

The Department of Motor Vehicles announced this week that it adopted the new rules, which go into effect July 1.

A white four-door sedan with a camera on top of it is zipping through a street

Why LA college students are ditching $30 Ubers for the Metro

Free passes, safer stations, rising gas prices and expanding lines are inspiring a new generation to ditch cars and ride transit.

Several people exit a train at a stop. One person holds an E-scooter.

Inside Koreatown’s Critical Mass, the monthly bike ride drawing 4,000 cyclists

On the last Friday of every month, Wilshire and Western transforms into a human-centered movement that proves LA is more than just its gridlock.

Thousands of bike riders along a street ride past a metro station.

Some Santa Ana leaders want to pilot CA’s speed camera program

The state’s pilot program includes Los Angeles and five other cities.

A welcome sign for Santa Ana, with palm trees in the background

LA envisions ‘low-stress, all-ages’ walking, biking route for Koreatown, Pico Union

The city aims to calm traffic across two miles of surface streets in Pico Union and Koreatown, while giving pedestrians a low-stress alternative to busier streets in the area.

A middle school with white and blue painted walls and doors sits on the corner of an intersection.

Koreatown residents say they're more than ready for Metro’s D Line to open

Some say that while they welcome the new stations, concerns over affordable housing and bus infrastructure also need to be addressed.

Installation view at Wilshire/La Cienega Station, LA Metro. Courtesy of Metro Art (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

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