Joe Linton
Recent Posts
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
Eyes on the Street: New Metro Blue/Expo Line Train Gate
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At the Flower Street 10 Freeway on-ramp, Metro has a new gate arm designed to keep cars from turning in front of trains
Community Celebrates Opening of Milton Green Street Project
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The newly-completed Milton Green Street connects communities and cleans water.
New UCLA Study Examines Transit Ridership Decline, Blames Increased Car Ownership
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Southern California transit ridership has declined since 2007. A UCLA study factors causing it, attributing car ownership increases as a major factor.
Metro Retires Regional Connector Tunnel Machine
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"Angeli" has completed work on two mile-long subway tunnels below downtown L.A.
Excellent Metro Station Parking Plan Faces Vote Next Week
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Metro's parking plan would validate that parkers actually ride the Metro system, and would charge for park-and-ride where spaces are more than 90 percent full.
Trying Out L.A.’s Three Dockless Bike-Share Systems
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Joe gives L.A.'s dockless bike-share systems a test ride, finding ofo and Spin poor quality, and LimeBike pretty good
Groundbreaking Celebrated for Foothill Gold Line Extension 2B, Though Some Issues Remain
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Last Saturday morning, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority hosted a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of construction on the next phase of the Foothill Gold Line. The new Gold Line “phase 2B” extension will run 12.3 miles east from Azusa, extending from Glendora to Montclair. It will include six new stations, one each in […]