The Crenshaw Corridor, one of the highest population density regions in Los Angeles, has been a candidate route for mass transit for decades. In the early 20th Century, the corridor was well served by the streetcar system. The corridor was…
Author: Kenn Bicknell
Los Angeles Transit Policing: History, Legislation, Resources
Long Range Transportation Plans: A Historical Guide to Los Angeles LRTPs
Caltrans, CSTA, CTC: A historical guide to California’s statewide transportation agencies and what they do
A post in Streetsblog LA serves as a reminder that identifying and differentiating the roles of government agencies with similar-sounding names is challenging. Throw in a bunch of acronyms, and it becomes outright baffling. The California Department of Transportation, the…
Los Angeles transit’s first Black employee: William E. “Bill” Wells (1862-1943)
History of Monorail Proposals in Los Angeles and Southern California
New Resource: Transit & The COVID-19 Pandemic
In an ongoing effort to inform our Metro family and researchers far and wide, we are collecting, preserving, and providing access to a number of disparate resources regarding transportation and the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Metro Primary Resources page serves…
We Are Always Here For You With Online Resources, 24/7
To Our Metro Family, This is an unusual time for us, many of whom are either working from home or are not able to visit us in person for research and other information. You may not know that the Metro…