Meghan McCarty Carino
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It's not quite as epic as Carmageddon but the closures on one of the country's busiest freeways are sure to inconvenience some drivers. -
Revenue from a gas tax hike adopted earlier this year won't start flowing in until the fall, but state officials want to jump-start road repair projects. -
The shortest railway in the world has been closed in recent years due to safety issues, but after upgrades it's nearly ready to ascend again. -
Metro's Gold Line extension and Metrolink's San Gabriel route are serving the same areas, prompting efforts to avoid competition. -
Riders can now hop on a shared bike from the Gold Line to the Rose Bowl and many points in between as Metro brings 300 bikes to Pasadena. -
The popular beach-bound line has surpassed its projected ridership for 2030, but Metro can't add much more capacity to sustain ridership growth. -
Metro could expand its appeal in low-income communities of color by offering a way to ride without a credit card, according to new research. -
Sales taxes burden lower-income people more, but in general consumers have been spending less of their income on taxable goods than in decades past. -
Uber says when new train lines opened in L.A. last year, pick-ups at stations increased, suggesting train riders were combining modes to reach destinations. -
By October, several cities in L.A. County will levy a 10.5 percent sales tax, tying parts of Chicago for the most expensive sales tax in the country.
Stories by Meghan McCarty Carino
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