Urban Loop Begins: Elon Musk says his LA tunnel will be ready to open soon.
Elon Musk announced that his Boring Company has almost completed a tunnel under LA through a short video he posted on Instagram last Thursday, May 11, 2018. The tunnel for transit, which he has been described as an antidote for LA’s gridlock, will open soon, Musk boldly predicts. Is this the test phase of Musk’s more […]
Construction Begins on a Full Scale Hyperloop
A Hyperloop is a proposed mode of passenger and/or freight transportationwhich uses a sealed tube or system of tubes through which a pod may travel free of air resistance or friction conveying people or objects at high speed while being very efficient. Toulouse, France — Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced recently the first set of tubes arrived at their research […]
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Begins Construction on World’s First Full-Scale Passenger & Freight System
HyperloopTT announces arrival of the first full-scale passenger and freight tubes and a first look at plans for the research and development facility in Toulouse, France.
LA Transit Projects Opening in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics
Around 28 years ago, the Blue Line opened and started service between Long Beach and Downtown Los Angeles. Light rail had returned to the region after a thirty year hiatus. Shortly after that, the first section of the Red Line subway opened. True mass transit had returned to LA. During that thirty year period before […]
AAA And Keolis Launch Nation’s First Public Self-Driving Shuttle In Downtown Las Vegas
The AAA free self-driving shuttle, operated by Keolis, is the largest self-driving pilot project in the United States to operate in live traffic; AAA will study consumer responses to advance technology that could dramatically reduce traffic fatalities.
ELECTRIC BUSES COMING TO LA!
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has goals of an emission free fleet by 2030, making plans to spend $138 million on electric buses.
Tallest building west of the Mississippi River opens in L.A.
Tallest building west of the Mississippi River opens in L.A. CBS Evening News Jun 24, 2017 The Wilshire Grand Center, standing at 1,100 feet tall, opened in Los Angeles on Friday. It’s the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, and the latest in a crop of new skyscrapers in the L.A. skyline. Jamie Yuccas […]
EXPLAINING MEASURE “M”
Here’s video explaining what Measure M means for LA County transportation now that voters passed it overwhelmingly back in November 2016. Measure…