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Burbank, Glendale join to improve street traffic
Burbank and Glendale are embarking on a project to improve traffic flow on surface streets between the Golden State (5) and Ventura (134) freeways. The project, which will cost roughly $1.7 million, includes improving traffic signals, installing...
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Burbank officials eye nearly $1M for bikeway
Burbank officials are pursuing nearly $1 million to help build a 12-foot wide path for cyclists and pedestrians that would stretch from the Lake-Alameda Greenway to the Metrolink station downtown.
The South Channel Bikeway — estimated to cost $4...Tags: Television, Entertainment
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Federal officials criticize MTA for not reaching out to riders
The Federal Transit Administration on Monday released its final audit of Metro, the county's transportation agency, criticizing the organization for failing to adequately study capital projects and doing a poor job reaching out to riders who don't speak...Tags: Transportation, Los Angeles Times, Travel
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Bus route granted reprieve
VAN NUYS — Riders of a bus route that runs through Burbank’s hillsides and into Glendale have at least six more months before Los Angeles County transit officials make their final recommendation on whether to keep the route off the chopping...Tags: Transportation, Public Transportation, Electronics, Science and Technology, Travel
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Burbank, Glendale move toward new alliance
Burbank and Glendale may shift alliances away from regional government coalitions and instead focus on the recently formed San Fernando Valley Council of Governments. The Burbank City Council agreed last week to tentatively withdraw from the Arroyo-...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Santa Clarita (Los Angeles, California), Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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Council OKs grant funds for transit center
The City Council has agreed to consider a contract to allocate federal grant funds to Bob Hope Airport for the new transportation center. Before the approval of the Regional Intermodal Transportation Center, the city had received $1.17 million in federal...Tags: Contracts, Bob Hope, Transportation, Union Pacific Corporation, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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710 plans are inching along
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Opponents of the proposed underground tunnel extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway were dealt a major blow Thursday when county transportation officials voted to initiate a major environmental study of the project. The...Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation, Death, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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Governor drops commissioner
DOWNTOWN — A spokesman for the governor's office on Thursday said there were no plans to reconsider the removal of former Glendale Mayor Larry Zarian from a powerful transportation commission. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on May 21 dropped Zarian...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, San Francisco, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Executive Branch
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Officials to mull rail station in valley
DOWNTOWN — High-speed-rail officials next week are slated to consider signing off on four alternatives for a single station in the San Fernando Valley, including a possible stop near Bob Hope Airport. Representatives of the California High-Speed...Tags: Bob Hope, Transportation, San Francisco, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Pacoima
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Metro to run Westside subway extension under Beverly Hills High
Despite vociferous objections and legal threats, Los Angeles County transportation officials Thursday approved a plan to tunnel beneath Beverly Hills High School as part of a long-awaited Westside subway extension from downtown to the Westwood area....
Tags: Transportation, Subway Transportation Industry, James Dolan, Antonio Villaraigosa, Subway Transportation
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Metro officials meet with skeptical South Pasadena residents over 710 study
Digging a 4.5-mile long freeway tunnel isn’teasy, but the biggest hurdle facing regional transportation administrators today may be convincing South Pasadena residents that they really are considering all possible solutions to traffic congestion...
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Metro to force riders to pay on Purple and Red lines by Dec. 1
L.A. NOWTransportation officials plan to soon lock the gates to Los Angeles subways and force all commuters to pay for their ride. The subway system has operated without locked gates for years, allowing an open secret about taking a trip: you......
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