Joe Linton
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This Week In Livable Streets
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Street vendor campaign, Azusa walk plan, Ride Around Pomona, and more:
Solidarity Ride Draws Attention to Metro Bike Share Union Push
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Metro Bike Share workers, employed by Metro contractor Bicycle Transportation Systems, filed with the National Labor Relations Board to be represented by the Transport Workers Union.
Sunset4All Kicks Off Crowdfunding Initiative
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Sunset4All and the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition are raising funds for engineering work toward a protected bikeway along Sunset Boulevard through East Hollywood, Silver Lake, and Echo Park
Metro Board Approves Highway Program Modernization
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New criteria allows flexibility for highway funding, so projects - many of which are on city streets - can include transit, walk, and bike features where applicable
How Can Metro’s Board and New CEO Wiggins Rein in Rogue Departments?
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Metro CEO Wiggins takes hold of an agency at a crossroads - with Operations, Security, and Highway departments often unresponsive to the agency's stated vision.
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro board meeting, street vendor justice rally, Care First budget rally, Adams Boulevard safety, and more
Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lanes on Alvarado Street
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Installation is underway on 1.6-miles of peak-hour Alvarado Street bus lanes - extending from 7th Street (at MacArthur Park) to Sunset Boulevard (near Echo Park).
Eyes on the Street: Protected Bikeway on Workman Mill Road in Avocado Heights
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Workman Mill Road features two noteworthy urban innovations: protected bike lanes and rain gardens - both implemented by the L.A. County Department of Public Works
Caltrans and Metro Break Ground On 71 Freeway Widening Through Pomona
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The SR-71 project will convert about 3.5 miles of existing four-lane expressway into an eight-lane freeway. Construction for the first phase - $174 million for just under two miles - is expected to complete in 2024.
New Signal Prioritization Improvements Save Time for E Line Trains
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LADOT changes to street-running sections of the Metro E Line have resulted in an average 29 second improvement for westbound trips, and a 64 second second improvement for eastbound trips.
Metro Taking Late Slow Steps Toward Approved Bus Electrification
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A new Metro staff report gives a glimpse into Metro’s snail-like progress toward board-mandated electrification of its bus fleet. Back in July of 2017, the Metro board approved transitioning all of its ~2,500 bus fleet to be all electric by 2030. Some boardmembers were questioning if Metro buses could be all-electric before the 2028 Olympics, […]
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro board committee meetings, L.A. City Council T-committee, Vermont corridor rail/BRT, 710 Freeway committee, Downtown Plan, Neighborhood Council deadlines, and more