Kavish Harjai
I'm an investigative reporter focusing on transportation. My reporting explores the ways that safe and accessible transportation options are a critical factor to the health, success and happiness of people living in greater L.A.
Previously, I was a data reporter on the state government team at the Associated Press. I reported on how states capitalized on federal investments in broadband access, where state lawmakers were sourcing language for bills to ban gender-affirming health care for youth, and who was responsible for the fire under the 10 Freeway in L.A. in 2023.
Originally from New York, I moved to California in 2021 for a master’s degree and made my way down to L.A. a year later.
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Each citation in the city of L.A. comes with a $293 penalty. -
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. -
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." -
Lack of political will and poor coordination hamper LA goal to eliminate traffic deaths, audit findsWhen 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. -
The lawsuit alleges the city didn’t include street enhancements on Vermont Avenue mandated by the voter-approved initiative. -
An online map that launched this week shows transit, pedestrian and bike projects throughout the city. -
Two thousand people in L.A. County are still waiting for the first tranche of money, $900, they’ve been expecting since November. -
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. -
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.
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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.
