Joe Linton
Recent Posts
Proposed Metro FY22-23 Budget: Increase Freeway Widening, Decrease Transit Construction
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While the Metro FY22-23 budget figures are still in flux, the latest proposal shows a 30 percent increase in freeway expansion and a 9 percent decrease in transit expansion
Eyes on the Street: Red Pavement Bus Lane Improvements in Downtown L.A. and East Hollywood
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Bus-only lane improvements on First Street, Aliso Street, Alameda Street, Figueroa Street, and Hollywood Boulevard - plus Metro announces that LADOT is beginning targeted enforcement of bus lanes
Ghost Train Podcast Explores Denver’s Troubled Rail Expansion, with Lessons for Other Locales
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Ghost Train is "the story of how one polluted, traffic-choked city went all in on trains, and what happened when that plan jumped the track.
High Gas Prices Got You Down? Some Tips for Newbie L.A. Cyclists
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Chose bike-friendly routes, combine bicycling and transit, lock carefully - and more
Mayor Garcetti Approves 177 Miles of Speed Limit Reductions
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Enabled by state law reforms, L.A. City is reducing speed limits on 177 miles of streets - going into effect by June 2022
L.A. City Council Transportation Committee Approves Unprecedented Speed Limit Reductions
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LADOT General Manager Reynolds stated that though "this is a great day" speed limit reform advocacy is not done, because "the 85th percentile rule needs to go away entirely."
Assemblymember Cristina Garcia Planning Legislation to Stop Freeway Expansion in Underserved Communities
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Garcia's bill would prohibit the state from funding or permitting highway projects in areas with high rates of pollution and poverty and where residents have suffered negative health effects from living near freeways.
Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
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In five states - California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas - the Times found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Approves Plan for Connection into L.A. County
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Bakersfield to Palmdale EIR approved, readying the section to catch potential infrastructure funding
Environmental Protection Agency Nixes Metro and Caltrans’ Current Plan for Expanding Lower 710 Freeway
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Dealing a blow to Metro's effort to fast-track expansion of the lower 710 Freeway, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated that Metro follow air quality laws.
Interview: California Freeway Expansion Projects Induce Travel, and Underestimate Impacts of Additional Driving
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UC Davis scholars Susan Handy, Jamey Volker, and Amy Lee created a online Induced Travel Calculator tool to calculate how road expansion projects would increase driving
Metro/Caltrans Neighborhood Erasure along the Lower 5 Freeway
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Metro and Caltrans have erased hundreds of houses, apartments, and businesses - in the cities of Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs - to widen the 5 Freeway