LOS ANGELES - Metro released the details of a proposed measure for the November 2016 ballot that aims to raise as much as $120 billion for new highway and transit projects in LA County. The spending plan includes improvements to existing infrastructure and programs to facilitate active transportation, including bicycling and walking paths to be built over the next four decades. 

SUN VALLEY - This week, Councilmember Krekorian activated a new traffic signal in Sun Valley, the second signal added this month in the East Valley neighborhood. 

The San Fernando Valley is a large, diverse and populous place. Our Valley makes up 260 square miles of Los Angeles County, and one in every five county residents lives in the Valley.

LOS ANGELES - Councilmember Krekorian joined Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian and Metro staff for a Valley transit summit to hear from community stakeholders and transit riders about the future of public transportation in the San Fernando Valley. Nearly 100 community members came out to discuss what works and what improvements to our transit network would make the Valley more connected for its nearly two million residents.

I want to bring you up to speed about two motions I recently introduced to improve the quality of life of my constituents. The first will utilize LA traffic officers to cut down on congestion at two Studio City intersections, and the second will create a sensible temporary parking permit program to relax ticketing on residential streets where parking restrictions currently exist. 

NORTH HOLLYWOOD - The Metro Red Line and Orange line stations in North Hollywood opened a new 194-space parking facility to improve transit access for commuters.

LOS ANGELES - Starting Monday, Nov. 16, the Northbound Lankershim Blvd. off-ramps from the 101 freeway will be closed due to ongoing construction of the Universal Pedestrian Bridge.

LOS ANGELES - The LA Dept. of Transportation recently announced the launch of its 2015 "People St" Application cycle. The award-winning People St Program is now accepting proposals for plazas, parklets, and bicycle corrals from community partners. 

LOS ANGELES - This week, the Metro Orange Line celebrated its 10th birthday as the busiest bus route in the San Fernando Valley, one of the most popular in the transit agency's history and one of the most successful Bus Rapid Transit lines in the country.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD - The Metro Board approved funding for a new 180-day pilot program to add a North Hollywood to Pasadena bus route - a route that connects the Orange and Red lines to the Gold Line.