My family recently spent eleven days vacationing in central Mexico. I don’t claim to be an expert on Mexico or Mexican cities, but I did observe some things that I think might be interesting to SBLA readers. I am sure these tend toward the more touristy parts of these cities; they’re certainly not a comprehensive survey of great practices from these places.

Caltrans presented another misleading video claiming that their 5 Freeway widening projects will "reduce pollution" and "minimize congestion." Given the past 80 years of highway building have resulted in massive congestion increases and climate-threatening pollution increases, it is clear that Caltrans is lying.

A legal fight is likely tp follow FRA's unprecedented and highly political effort to rescind $3.5 billion from the project.

It seems Rob Anderson's compatriots live in West Los Angeles... and they're going national

Here's a video that explains VMT in a way that even kids can understand. Hopefully traffic engineers, too.

Metro CEO Phil Washington to present recommendations for a congestion pricing pilot next week

The city is looking for solutions to clutter from dockless shared scooters and bikes.

Prop 6 defeated! Democratic super-majority! Plus various transportation tax measures throughout the state.

At today's rally, electeds, cities, business and labor all are urging No on Prop 6

If approved this week, Metro, Metro Bike Share, and LADOT will provide free rides on November 6

Caltrans should fix the freeway where vehicles repeatedly crash into the Metro Gold Line. At a minimum Caltrans should let Metro proceed with upgrades.

StreetFilms and TransitCenter explore L.A. transit successes and issues, and question what is needed to make transit better serve the county's future