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Joe Linton

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L:ADOT rendering of proposed protected bike lane on San Vicente Blvd

LADOT Planning Safety Improvements on San Vicente

By Joe Linton | Mar 9, 2021 | No Comments
LADOT is proposing implementing approved protected bike lanes on a 1.2-mile long stretch of San Vicente from Olympic Boulevard to La Brea Avenue

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Mar 8, 2021 | No Comments
San Vicente Boulevard safety improvements, Bonin happy hour, fare-free transit, Community Land Trusts, Neighborhood Council elections, SCAG active transportation, and more
Mid-City West Community Council is in the first batch of 2021 Neighborhood Council elections - map via MCWCC

L.A. Neighborhood Councils Election Deadlines Starting Tomorrow

By Joe Linton | Mar 8, 2021 | No Comments
Register by Tuesday March 9 to vote in NC elections: Central Hollywood, East Hollywood, Greater Wilshire, Hollywood Hills West, Hollywood Studio District, Hollywood United, Mid-City West, and P.I.C.O.
Whittier City Councilmember  and now Metro boardmember Fernando Dutra - via City of Whittier YouTube

Whittier Councilmember Fernando Dutra Appointed to Metro Board

By Joe Linton | Mar 8, 2021 | No Comments
After one false start, today Dutra's Metro board appointment was approved by the county's City Selection Committee; his term is through January 1, 2025
The six county Southern California Association of Governments region. Map via SCAG

Regional Inter-County Jockeying for COVID Transit Stimulus Monies

By Joe Linton | Mar 5, 2021 | No Comments
L.A. County needs get somewhat short shrift in a six-county SCAG region that skews suburban. Unfortunately Metro hasn't helped its case; the agency shirked some of its transit operations during the pandemic.
KItown for All presenting a large check mocking the city's inability to take broad advantage of federal funding for Project Roomkey. Photos by Joe Linton

Activists Urge L.A. City Expand Project Roomkey Via Unlimited Federal Funds

By Joe Linton | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments
The FEMA is offering 100 percent reimbursement, but L.A. City is having difficulty finding up-front funding to use hotels as homes for unhoused neighbors
Sen. Ed Markey co-introduced four bills that are getting love from green transportation advocates. Source: Victoria Pickering via Creative Commons

These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip On U.S. Cities

By Joe Linton | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments
The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more. 
Parking protected bike lane on Artesia Boulevard in the city of Long Beach. Long Beach due to receive funding for a similar facility on Pacific Avenue. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Two Dozen Upcoming L.A. County Walk/Bike Projects Funded

By Joe Linton | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments
Metro Measure M Active Transportation grants, and CA Transportation Commission Active Transportation Program grants
LADOT's 2021 Strategic Plan Update

Aim Very Low: LADOT Releases New Strategic Plan Update

By Joe Linton | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments
LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds and Mayor Eric Garcetti set their sights so low they might as well raise the white flag on safety improvements

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments
Community Land Trusts, WeHo bikeways, Sarah Seo policing talk, LADOT strategic plan, Culver City quick-build improvements, and more:
Metro transit police - via 2017 Metro promotional video

Updates from the February 2021 Metro Board Meeting

By Joe Linton | Feb 26, 2021 | No Comments
Transit policing budget, restoring transit service, fareless transit initiative, Sepulveda Transit Corridor, 5 Freeway cost overruns, and Boyle Heights joint development
Visualization of Downey homes threatened by Metro and Caltrans 5 Freeway widening - via segregation_by_design Instagram

Corridor Cities Debate Metro’s Planned 605/5 Freeway Widening

By Joe Linton | Feb 25, 2021 | No Comments
Metro's new 605/5 Freeway widening alternative remains vague, but public comment and committee discussions highlighted some of the project's weaknesses
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