TRANSITTransit History of the
San Fernando Valley
Decades of documentary research on how public transit developed in the San Fernando Valley — from the Pacific Electric's interurban lines to the RTD bus grid, the LACTC's rail program, and the construction of the Metro rail and BRT network that exists today.
The RTD Grid Service Restructuring
How the Southern California Rapid Transit District's 1975 grid restructuring replaced a hub-and-spoke bus system with a frequency-based arterial grid — and why it still shapes the Metro bus network today.
Read article →History of Public Transit in the San Fernando Valley
A comprehensive history from the Pacific Electric era (1900s–1950s) through LARY bus service, the RTD, the LACTC's rail program, and the Metro rail network.
Read article →LACTC and the Red Line
The formation of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, the political battles over the Red Line subway, and the three-phase construction program that built the backbone of today's Metro rail network.
Read article →The Metro G Line (Orange Line) History
How the Chandler Bikeway corridor became a BRT line — the legal battles, Proposition A designations, and the political decisions that shaped the G Line from proposal to opening day.
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