Silicon Valley's long workday commutes are now worse than LA’s
LA-haters love to diss our fair city for its traffic. But a new report finds that last year, more than 5 percent of drivers up north spent 90 minutes or longer commuting to work. In Los Angeles, that figure is about 4.5 percent.
State wants to use crystals and traffic jams to generate renewable energy
The California Energy Commission plans to spend $2 million studying the possibility of creating a system by which tiny crystals embedded in state roads might generate electricity using vibrations produced by passing cars.
6th Street near the Miracle Mile is going on a 'road diet'
The amount of pavement available to cars will be shaved down to create more space for bicycles and pedestrians along a one-mile stretch of 6th Street between Fairfax and La Brea.
Beyoncé concert created a traffic nightmare around Dodger Stadium—here's why
"It is not often that we experience the type of traffic that we encountered last night," Dodger management tells Eastsider LA.
Stretch of 101 freeway from Echo Park to Hollywood to close next week
Starting Sunday night, the freeway will be closed in both directions from late night to early morning.
Santa Monica traffic has 'finally hit the tipping point'
The city manager says record crowds are jamming the downtown area. Everyone is welcome, he says, but, "already too many local residents are saying, 'Nobody goes Downtown anymore, it’s too crowded.'"
LA's potholes and congested streets cost drivers an extra $2K per year
A new report says we're wasting money on gas while sitting in traffic. We're also spending more on vehicle repairs from driving on rough roads.
LA's 101 freeway is America's 'Highway from Hell'
A new report confirms the city's terrible traffic reputation. It estimates Angelenos waste nearly 7 months of their lives in traffic, and it says the worst day to commute is Wednesday, when driving from Woodland Hills to Downtown takes 91 minutes.
