Joe Linton
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Metro Planning Committee OKs Light Rail Recommendation For Van Nuys Corridor
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A Metro committee approved the plan for a 9.2-mile, 14-station at-grade light rail line for the Van Nuys corridor, expected to open in 2027
June 2018 Election Round-Up
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Good news on several state measures that impact livability. Bad news on a Southern California recall that could be a proxy for a push to repeal the state's recent gas tax increase
At Torrance Event, Governor Brown and Local Leaders Defend Gas Tax
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Governor Brown urges voters to reject "crazy efforts" to repeal the state's recent gas tax increase
Eyes on the Street: Left Turn Safety Improvements at 4th and Hill in DTLA
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New LADOT safety improvements at 4th and Hill help drivers make legal, safer left turns
Metro Proposes Cutting Bike-Share Price in Half
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Metro Bike Share would go from $3..50 to $1.75 for a single ride, plus more passes, transfers, and low-income discounts
Metro West Santa Ana Branch Rail Preferred Route(s) To Go To Metro Board This Month
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The Metro board is planning to narrow preferred alternatives this month. Getting through downtown L.A. is complicated.
Metro Celebrates Purple Line Extension 1 Tunnel Machines, Set to Start in August
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Metro's Purple Line Extension Phase 1 will soon be dug by twin tunnel machines, named "Soyeon" and "Elsie"
Move L.A. and Partners Float Vision2020 Electrification Sales Tax Proposal
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Vision 2020 proposes a four-county sales tax to end air pollution and abate climate change
L.A. Times Editorial Raises Double Standards on Traffic Deaths vs. Gun Deaths
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L.A. electeds, including councilmember Mitch O'Farrell decry gun violence, but are ok with traffic violence
Six-Month Mar Vista Venice Blvd Great Streets Check-In: Results Inconclusive
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Last night the Los Angeles City Transportation Department (LADOT) hosted an open house meeting on the Mar Vista Venice Boulevard Great Streets project. The open house was a six-month check-in, with LADOT presenting their latest project data. The event took place at the Mar Vista Recreation Center. The project removed a car lane in each […]
Leaders Break Ground on Metro Purple Line Subway to Century City
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This morning, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Inglewood Mayor James Butts, Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse and other L.A. leaders celebrated the official groundbreaking for section two of the Westside Metro Purple Line subway extension. The $2.53 billion 2.6-mile heavy rail subway extension will include stops at Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive […]
LADOT Is Giving More Pedestrians a Head Start
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In 2017, LADOT has installed more than 60 Leading Pedestrian Intervals on Vision Zero priority intersections, with many more planned in 2018