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United to House L.A. Proponents Rally For Resources To End Homelessness

By Joe Linton | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

If passed, "Measure ULA" would enact a new tax on the sale of high value property in L.A. City; tax revenues would be dedicated to projects and programs to end homelessness.

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

L.A. City T-Committee, Metro Measure M Oversight Committee, and more

Venice Boulevard bus and bike lanes rendering - via LADOT Twitter

More Details on Bus and Bike Upgrades Planned for Venice Boulevard

By Joe Linton | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

2.8 miles of new bus lanes and 3.6 miles of newly protected bike lanes are anticipated to be installed starting November 2022

Rendering of Reimagine Ventura Boulevard - via L.A. City storymap

Reimagine Ventura Blvd is About Expanding Car Parking. Why Tout it as Bike Safety Project?

By Joe Linton | Aug 31, 2022 | No Comments

Unfortunately, this stretch of Ventura Boulevard is a missed opportunity, a step away from multi-modal solutions. Reimagine Ventura Boulevard lacks imagination.

The 14 Freeway south of Palmdale - via Google Street View

Metro Looks To Widen the 14 Freeway In North Los Angeles County

By Joe Linton | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Metro, with Caltrans, would widen about 25 miles of the 14 Freeway - between Santa Clarita and Palmdale

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments

Venice Boulevard bus and bike lanes, lower 710 Freeway corridor, San Dimas and La Verne double-tracking, Eastside L Line extension, and more

August 2022 Board Meeting Round-Up: Metro Raises Bus Driver Starting Salaries

By Joe Linton | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

Today the Metro board gave its starting bus operators a raise, approving the outlines of a collective bargaining agreement [staff report] that ups the starting driver salary to $23 an hour. At the start of 2022, Metro bus drivers made $17.75 an hour. In late January, Metro announced a six-month pilot temporarily raising starting wages to […]