Wilshire Segment (National Bl to Waterford St)

• Southbound 4, 5 lanes closed intermittently, US 101 to I-10, for freeway sweeping, 10pm to 5am.
• Northbound 4, 5 lanes closed intermittently, I-10 to US 101, for freeway sweeping, 10pm to 5am.
• Wilshire Bl eastbound 3, lane closed from Sepulveda to Veterans tonight, 9pm to 6am.
• Wilshire Bl westbound 3, 4, lanes closed from Sepulveda to Veterans tonight, 9pm to 6am.
• Southbound on-ramp to westbound Wilshire closed tonight, 7pm to 6am.
• Northbound on-ramp to Santa Monica Bl closed 8pm to 6am.
• Northbound off-ramp to Santa Monica Bl closed 10pm to 5am.

Sunset Segment (Waterford St to Getty/Sepulveda Bl)

• MO-SUN: Northbound 4, 5 lanes closed from near Sunset Bridge to north of Bel Air Crest tonight, 11pm to 6am.
• MO-SUN: Northbound 5 lane closed from near Sunset Bridge to north of Bel Air Crest tonight, 10pm to 7am.
• MO-SUN: Northbound 3, 4, 5 lanes closed near Sunset Bridge tonight, midnight to 6am.
• MO-SUN: Homedale fully closed from Sepulveda Bl to Thurston tonight, 9pm to 6am.
• MO-SUN: Ovada fully closed tonight, 9pm to 6am.
• MO-SUN: Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction from Montana to Bronwood tonight, 9pm to 6am.
• MO-SUN: Sepulveda Bl southbound 2 lane closed from Montana to Bronwood, 9pm to 6am.
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UPDATE Saturday 5/19 The Big Parade

Photo by Dan Koeppel on Flicker

OMG, another event in downtown LA for the whole weekend, and this one I have never heard of before. I love LA. I love how I can live here since the dawn of time and still find out new things to explore, do and have adventures – Have you ever heard of The Big Parade?

The Big Parade is a two-day walk in Los Angeles. It includes 100 public stairways over about 40 miles, from downtown to the Hollywood Sign. The walk runs on a timetable, and is designed as a series of attached loops, so that people can come and go as they please – join us for a mile, an hour, or an epic.

This sounds so fun. What a wonderful way to experience and see the city, for all ages, it’s great exercise AND it’s FREE. Maybe the best part is the idea that you do as much or as little as you want. For me, the fact that you don’t have to commit to the whole event – all 100 stairs and an over 40-mile, 2-day event is a great thing. Committing to a total weekend of exercise from morning til night is a bit daunting. Though, as I read what people that have done it say it is quite inspiring. Most say after doing a loop or two, perhaps even one full day, most say they want to do the whole 2-day parade for their next time.
Though I can’t do it this weekend, it is going on my “must do” list for next year. So exciting, I feel so…er… um…so social. Yeah that’s it, social! I’m booking dates for my 2013 calendar! Who’s walking with me?

Routes and timetables posted.

Get ready…this is what you need to join the Big Parade (links are to PDF documents.)

• The “How To,” which details how you can join us, what to bring, what to expect, etc.
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Stage 8 and the final leg for the big “Tour de California” finishes up Sunday. This is one of the several big events this weekend expected to draw thousands of people downtown LA

See list below for road closures

Stage 8 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California will start in what is quite possibly the most quintessential L.A. city – Beverly Hills. A first in the history of the race, the start line will be just across Rodeo Drive, where the Ferraris, Lamborghinis and the occasional Bugatti Veyron will be replaced with Giants, Treks, BMCs, and Specialize bikes. Designer dresses will give way to high-tech lycra. What better way to start the final day of America’s premier cycling race! (more…)

This is a re-post from Metro’s blog …

Metro responds to third report by Beverly Hills on Westside Subway Extension seismic and tunneling issues

by Steve Hymon from The Source

Metro officials and consultants issued a response Tuesday to a study commissioned by the Beverly Hills Unified School District, with Metro again standing by its conclusion that there is no place safe to build a subway tunnel and station for the Westside Subway Extension along Santa Monica Boulevard in the Century City area due to the presence of active earthquake faults.

The Beverly Hills Unified School District commissioned Leighton Consultants, Inc., to perform seismic research on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. Metro has also previously responded to two studies commissioned by the city of Beverly Hills, with the agency re-affirming its previous findings that tunneling under Santa Monica Boulevard should be avoided. (more…)

BICYCLISTS TO RIDE NEW METRO EXPO LINE BIKE LANES AS PART OF BIKE WEEK L.A.

Six miles of new bicycle lanes -Tomorrow morning cyclists all over L.A. will participate in an Expo/Mid-City Ride  as part of the official “Bike Week L.A,”.  The ride will be on the new bike lanes that parallel the recently opened Metro Expo Line between Exposition Park and Culver City. This is the first time a group ride has been put together by public agencies  with the purpose to introduce new and seasoned bicyclists to the nearly six miles of new bicycle lanes now part of L.A.’s rapidly expanding bikeway network.

When: Wednesday, May 16, at 8 a.m. everyone meets up together congregation with an 8:30  departure.

Where: Expo Park/USC Expo Line Station
949 West Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA