Joe Linton
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Over Budget, Five Years Late, I-5 Widening Sparks Metro-Caltrans Debate on Who Pays Cost Overruns
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The three- to four-year-long 5 Freeway widening project through Burbank is now expected to take eight years of construction
Why Won’t Metro Promote Its New Electric Buses?
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Announcing a Streetsblog contest: submit your designs for how Metro should promote its exciting new electric bus fleet
Mayor Garcetti Introduces New Metro TAP App – Riders Can Now Use Phone To Pay Fare
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Riders can now use iPhones to pay fare on Metro bus and rail, Metro Bike Share, and L.A. County municipal operator buses
Metro Kicks Off G Line Bus Electrification
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Six months late, Metro now has its first electric bus operating on the popular Metro G Line BRT in the San Fernando Valley
L.A. Cyclists Ride for Justice for George Floyd
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More than a thousand cyclists, mainly Black and Latinx, commemorated the death of George Floyd via a peaceful South L.A. RIde for Justice
Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders
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By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership
Operation Gridlock Protest Brings Around 60 Drivers to Downtown L.A.
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Attendance peaked at about 60 cars, carrying about 90 people. Drivers were outnumbered by a large contingent of LAPD officers, and by press camerapersons and photographers.
Beverly Hills to Speed Subway Construction
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A proposal to take advantage of decreased traffic could save 6 months on Purple Line subway construction
Metro Signs $1.3 Billion Full Funding Grant Agreement For Westside Subway Phase 3
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Two years overdue, feds finally approve funding for Westside Subway section 3 - from Beverly Hills to West L.A.
Bicycling During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Coronavirus has very much arrived in Southern California. Infections and deaths are growing. Schools are closing. Events are canceled. All Angelenos need to take precautions to “flatten the curve.” Even if you personally are not in a high risk group, your actions will help curb the spread and that will help to ensure that health […]
Before You Vote This Super Tuesday, Read This Cartoon
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Editor’s Note: A version of this post originally appeared on Streetsblog LA. For your Election Day funnies, let’s revisit a classic Boston cartoon about where the real socialism lies in these United States: on the open road. The cartoon is by Dan Wasserman of the Boston Globe. The “T” is Boston’s public transportation systems operated […]
L.A. City’s Transit-Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentives Are Working
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In 2019 the Transit-Oriented Communities program accounted for 42% of all proposed housing in L.A. City - more than 14,500 permitted units