This week's biggest headlines in transportation:
- Go Metro to the 2026 Kingdom Day Parade on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- LA Metro opens new division under Department of Public Safety
- Hiring for Metro police force begins this year. Officers to work with crisis teams, chief says
- Metro seeks public input on closing the LA River bike path gap
- L.A. is awash in potholes after record rains, making commutes ever more treacherous
