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Los Angeles
June 22, 2025 6:31 p.m.
A train sits at a Los Angeles Metro station. A UCLA transportation forum examined how LA can use the 2028 Olympic Games to improve transit throughout the city. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A May 19 forum put on by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies examined how Los Angeles could use the upcoming 2028 Olympics to improve infrastructure, mobility and accessibility.
By Leyton Breese
Los Angeles
June 8, 2025 7:19 p.m.Two upcoming Westwood public transit projects have the potential to reduce traffic at UCLA.
The D Line Subway Extension Project will extend the subway line nine miles along Wilshire Boulevard and will include a Westwood/UCLA station, which is set to open in 2027.
By Victor Simoes and Caitlin Brockenbrow
Los Angeles
May 31, 2025 7:16 p.m.Los Angeles Metro names new chief to lead in-house police force
This post was updated June 1 at 11:59 p.m.
Los Angeles Metro will soon have its first chief of police and emergency management.
Metro announced in a May 7 statement that William Scott, who was the San Francisco Police Department’s chief for eight years and worked for LAPD for 27 years, will lead the new Transit Community Public Safety Department.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
May 4, 2025 10:57 p.m.Students to vote on renewal of the Bruin U-Pass in 2025 USAC elections
Students will determine the future of the Bruin U-Pass in the 2025 Undergraduate Students Association Council election.
The 2023 Universal Access Transit Pass Referendum, which provides UCLA students with TAP cards for unlimited public transit across Los Angeles County for what was initially $3.30 per quarter, is set to expire in 2026.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
A Closer Look
Feb. 19, 2025 11:28 p.m.Distinguished professor emeritus, renowned urban planner Donald Shoup dies at 86
Donald Shoup, a distinguished professor emeritus whose parking reform ideas inspired generations of students and urban planners, died Feb. 6. He was 86.
Shoup, who taught in the urban planning department at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, researched the hidden costs of free parking in cities and spent his career advocating to remove mandatory off-street parking requirements.
By Sam Mulick
A Closer Look
Jan. 26, 2025 9:59 p.m.New California law seeks to improve safety by restricting parking in certain areas
A new California law seeking to improve pedestrian safety at intersections officially took effect this January.
Assembly Bill No. 413, also known as the “Daylighting to Save Lives” bill, requires parking to be at least 20 feet from marked and unmarked crosswalks to improve visibility for pedestrians and drivers.
By Chanel Brown
Los Angeles
Oct. 10, 2024 7:58 p.m.Metrolink renews free Student Adventure Pass for K-12, college students
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 12:47 a.m.
UCLA students can now access a new way to save on transportation.
Metrolink’s Student Adventure Pass allows students from kindergarten through college with a valid student identification to use the Metrolink system for free.
By Amy L. Wong
A Closer Look
Sept. 20, 2024 8:53 p.m.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.
By Jeannie Kim
A Closer Look
Aug. 19, 2024 10:29 p.m.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.
By Sam Mulick
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