Passenger Bus, Rail and Motorcoach Industry News

It is becoming increasingly important for motorists and cyclists to safely co-exist on the region's roadways. In L.A. County, 19% of all trips are made by walking and biking, but bicyclists and pedestrians make up 395 of roadway fatalities.

Honorees include Long Beach Transit's Larry Jackson, HMM's Peter Cipolla, Lane Transit District's Greg Evans, Denver RTD's Lee Kemp and Parsons Brinckerhoff's Cliff Henke.

Awards will be presented Oct. 2 at the 2012 APTA annual meeting to be held in Seattle.

The Westside Subway Extension proposes to extend the Purple Line subway west from the Wilshire/Western station to the Westwood/VA area.

The Project Labor Agreement between the agency and the Los Angeles/Orange County Building Trades Council requires that 40% of work hours on Metro projects be done by workers who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and 10% of the hours go to workers struggling with poverty. Many members of the public testified in favor of the plan.

During a trip to Asia in December, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa met with executives from a Chinese investment company, which officials said was arranged to explore alternative investment opportunities.

The Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor is an 8.5-mile light rail line that will extend from the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw Boulevards to the Metro Green Line.

The incident was the first-ever murder on the Red Line in the 17 years that it has been open.

From engaging employees to design and international innovations, the conference provided attendees with several options to make their operations greener.

Villaraigosa, who has not yet targeted corridors that would receive the bus lanes, said the lanes would help give Los Angeles a "world-class transportation system."