Sunday, June 15

LA ramps up transit preparations ahead of hosting its 3rd Olympic Games

After the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics in August, the countdown began for the Los Angeles Games. In August, Mayor Karen Bass announced the LA 2028 Olympics will be a car-free event, meaning visitors and spectators are encouraged to use public transportation to get to the venues. Read more...

Photo: Mayor Karen Bass holds the Olympic flag as she steps off a plane after the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Los Angeles will host the next Summer Olympics in 2028, with several transportation projects already underway. (Courtesy of Mayor Karen Bass)


In Plain Sight: BruinBus drivers bring attentiveness, positivity to students

This post was updated Aug. 25 at 11:54 p.m. From passing out kindness bracelets to listening to people share their grief, BruinBus drivers do more than transport students to class. Read more...

Photo: Alexis Powell stands by a Bruin Bus. Powell has been driving buses at UCLA for five months after driving for LA Metro. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)


Community members talk transit benefits, issues at TransportationCamp LA

This article was updated June 30 at 8:16 p.m. Transportation professionals, scholars and students shared their concerns about transit issues at a conference June 8. The structure of TransportationCamp Los Angeles – hosted by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies at the Luskin School of Public Affairs – differed from formal conferences, as session topics were not decided by the organizers, according to the program’s website. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies held TransportationCamp Los Angeles this month. The conference gave students, community members and transportation professionals a chance to learn and educate each other on global transportation issues. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Los Angeles Metro holds open house to discuss Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project

Around 90 community members attended an open house hosted by Los Angeles Metro on May 14 to discuss the status and future of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, a project to expand accessible transit travel from the San Fernando Valley to West LA through the Sepulveda Pass. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Metro held an open house about their plans for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. The event had informational presentations and a public comment period. (Gabrielle Gillette/Daily Bruin)


Students express discontent with UCLA’s provision of accessibility amid encampment

This post was updated April 29 at 7:27 a.m. Students expressed concern that UCLA has not provided proper accessibility for students with disabilities, including alleged ADA violations, on campus after a pro-Palestine encampment began in Dickson Plaza. Read more...

Photo: A line of orange and yellow cones in Portola Plaza is pictured. Students alleged that these cones, which blocked pathways Thursday, restricted access to campus for students with disabilities. (Megan Cai/Photo editor)


Mobilizing for Mobility educates attendees on transportation policy, advocacy

This post was updated April 25 at 3:52 p.m. Public transit supporters discussed advocacy strategies at last Thursday’s Mobilizing for Mobility event. Co-hosted by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Move LA and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission’s Transportation Equity and Access Committee, the event focused on universal basic mobility initiatives, transit advocacy and transportation solutions. Read more...

Photo: A presenter at the Mobilizing for Mobility event is pictured. Last Thursday’s event was co-hosted by Move LA and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission’s Transportation Equity and Access Committee. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)


Los Angeles World Airports rejects plan to restore FlyAway bus service in Westwood

Los Angeles World Airports rejected an initiative by the North Westwood Neighborhood Council to restore the FlyAway bus service in Westwood. The NWWNC passed a community impact statement April 3 requesting the LA Board of Airport Commissioners and City Council to conduct a study and reestablish the FlyAway bus service from Westwood to LAX. Read more...

Photo: Passengers in line at LAX are pictured. Los Angeles World Airports rejected a proposal from the North Westwood Neighborhood Council to restore FlyAway bus services in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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