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Riding the D in Los Angeles: city famous for traffic hopes new subway stations will be a ‘game changer’

Transit advocates laud first stations to open in city in more than 25 years, with World Cup and Olympics coming to town

The Guardian - US

LA Metro Is a Dangerous, Costly Mess. What Would Fix It?

Almost half of riders dodge the fares.

Reason

Heavy Traffic Persists: LA City Council Votes to Block Dodger Stadium Gondola Project

LA City Council has voted to oppose the proposed $500 million aerial gondola connecting Union Station to Dodger Stadium, citing concerns over community impact and lack of public benefit.

International Business Times UK

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Los Angeles vowed to host the Olympics without breaking the bank and environment. Can it?

With three years to go, experts agree that the city has set bold goals and faces steep challenges

The Guardian - US

Clean Energy Fuels Has Announced A Series Of New Deals, With New Fueling Contracts, Construction Of Additional Fueling Infrastructure, And Operations And Maintenance Contracts

Clean Energy has signed an RNG fueling agreement with DHL to provide 100,000 gallons annually over a three-year period to power DHL trucks located in California, Texas and Arizona. These are DHL's first RNG trucks that

Benzinga

LA Metro Bus Hijacked, Passenger Shot

The victim later died at a hospital.

International Business Times

Three Suspects Sought In Fatal Shooting On LA Metro Train

Authorities search for suspects in the fatal shooting of Juan Garcia on a Los Angeles Metro train, highlighting safety concerns on the transit system.

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LA Metro says classical music driving unhoused people out of this station is 'not loud.' A decibel meter refutes that

LOS ANGELES — A battle is being waged at the Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro station near downtown Los Angeles. The weapon of choice? Loud classical music.

Los Angeles Times

This Hollywood star and his daughter took the subway to the Oscars to prove a point. Did it work?

It’s their third time riding the Los Angeles subway to Tinseltown’s biggest night. Ed Begley Jr and Hayden Carson Begley tell senior climate correspondent Louise Boyle why the city’s public transport is worth celebrating

The Independent UK

Dodger Stadium gondola may get shot down by city of LA, Homeboy Industries

LOS ANGELES — A controversial project that would move passengers in sky-high gondolas to Dodger Stadium is getting some substantial pushback from the city of Los Angeles and a prominent, anti-gang nonprofit, even as a new survey finds a majority of respondents support the project.

The Orange County Register

Fewer city bus drivers means longer wait times, limited service

Rigid scheduling requirements. Mandatory overtime. Hostile interactions with passengers, often because drivers must enforce fares or intervene in onboard incidents.

Tribune News Service

The Bay Area was California’s transit mecca. Now car-crazy LA has more train and bus riders

When Los Angeles shuttered its last streetcar in 1963, the Bay Area was already planting the seeds of BART, the expansive rail system that embodies a common refrain in the longstanding competition between Southern and Northern California: Angelenos are gas-guzzlers stuck in parking-lot traffic, while the Bay Area has built…

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