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The New Figueroa Street Bike Lane Tames One of L.A.’s Scariest Cycling Streets
Crawling along at a glacial pace in L.A. traffic is never fun. But it’s especially not-fun when the event you’re about to be late to is the opening of a new bike lane. I’m on my way to a media...
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The Time a Food Truck Opened for Business on the 105 Freeway
After a tanker trunk collided with another vehicle on the 105 freeway in Hawthorne before sunrise on Friday (resulting in two deaths), traffic was at a standstill for hours. In a very L.A. turn of...
View Article4 L.A.-to-Vegas Train Projects That Bit the Dust
The prospect of train service between Southern California and Las Vegas got a boost in September when Florida rail company Brightline purchased XpressWest, a private venture that’s sought to connect...
View ArticleWaze Directions May Skip Certain Streets Under a New City Council Plan
A pilot program launched by L.A.’s City Council could bring big changes to the workings of directions apps like Waze and Google Maps. The city’s Department of Transportation is being directed to work...
View ArticleAre Any New Freeways Coming to L.A.?
For answers to more of your burning questions, visit the Ask Chris archive. Q: Are there any new freeways planned in the city? A: Caltrans says that after eight decades of building freeways here, they...
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Metro Is Experimenting with Public Rideshare—Without the Help of Uber or Lyft
Uber has fallen into a major financial slump as of late, reporting more than $5 billion in losses in the second quarter of 2019 and laying off a third of its 1,200-person marketing department in an...
View ArticleThis Commuter Air Service Could Be the Answer to Your Traffic Woes
Starting in January, Southern Californians with little time (but lots of disposable income) will be able to soar over rush hour traffic, the owners of a new air taxi company promise. FLOAT, or Fly Over...
View ArticleCan L.A.’s Scooter Craze Survive the Pandemic?
A year ago Los Angeles embarked upon the nation’s largest experiment in micromobility. Hoping to ease traffic and reduce emissions, the city’s Department of Transportation granted permits to Bird,...
View ArticleCalifornia Will Ban the Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars Starting in 2035
In a new step intended to try to slow the rate of climate change, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order banning the sale of new gas-powered passenger cars in California starting in 2035....
View ArticleA New Rideshare Option Is Coming to L.A.—and It Employs Its Drivers
Uber, Lyft, other app-based rideshare and delivery companies spent upward of $200 billion convincing voters that they couldn’t (or at least wouldn’t) do business in California if they were made to...
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