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"It's not news that Metro is considering ending their practice of free parking at their train stations, but now we have intel on what exactly the new policy is going to look like. A Metro document, leaked on the Fans of Los Angeles Metro Rail Facebook page, showed that the agency will soon launch a pilot program that includes parking fees at nine stations-three of which will be on the new Expo Line extension to Santa Monica, which opens in May. From West L.A. to East L.A., anyone will be able to park in Metro's lots and garages, even if they're not hopping on the train. Of course, the non-train riders will pay more for the privilege. "

"Only this time his offer was different: "Why don't you just UberX it?" A half hour later I'd registered an Uber account, requested an UberX ride, scored a $20 credit which covered the $13 trip, had an interesting conversation with the driver, and met my friend 5 miles away in Silver Lake. The same journey by bus would have taken over an hour, required a transfer, and involved two miles of walking. For this specific trip, the transit option was woefully inadequate, and without UberX I would have foregone the trip. Did travel in Los Angeles - nay, in any American city - just get ridiculously easy? Over the course of three days, UberX enabled me to conquer L.A. on my own terms without reverting to a childlike dependency on someone with a license. UberX isn't free; it's still more expensive than transit. But it's a lifeline in a city that offers few reliable alternatives to car ownership. And if history is any guide, I think it's here to stay."

"Pasadena, Long Beach, Culver City, Koreatown, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Azusa. These are all the L.A. neighborhoods and satellite cities that are part of the Metro rail system, or will be by the summer; eventually even Century City and Beverly Hills will join that list. One area without plans for their own subway or light rail is West Hollywood-a city that desperately wants it. WeHo officials are now actively lobbying for rail transit, forming a coalition called West Hollywood Advocates for Metro Rail (WHAM) that are hoping to convince the folks at Metro HQ in DTLA that they need to get serious about a WeHo line. Specifically, WHAM is calling for a northern extension of the under-construction Crenshaw Line, which will connect the South Bay and the LAX area with the Crenshaw District in 2019 or 2020. The line would likely be completely underground and would terminate at the Hollywood and Highland Red Line station."