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Joe Linton

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8th Street at Fairfax  - photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Cities Block Streets For Rich Neighbors, Why Not For Bike/Walk Safety?

By Joe Linton | Dec 10, 2020 | No Comments
Cities close streets to keep cut-through traffic out of well-off neighborhoods all the time. They should do the same thing to create quiet bike-friendly streets.

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Dec 7, 2020 | No Comments
Metro bus service changes, Move L.A. Transit Zoomposium, Streets for All hosts Hayes Davenport, COVID-19 briefings, and more
San Bernardino Omnitrans sbX center-running left-side boarding bus rapid transit - photo by House1090 via Wikipedia

Metro To Consider Left-Side Bus Boarding For Bus Rapid Transit Lines

By Joe Linton | Dec 4, 2020 | No Comments
Left-side boarding would give Metro greater flexibility in planning for new high-profile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines, including Vermont Avenue, North San Fernando Valley, and North Hollywood to Pasadena.
Metro is proposing greater flexibility for its Highway Program. Metro Highways image via Metro

Gateway Cities Council of Governments Staff Critical of Metro Highway Program Flexibility Proposal

By Joe Linton | Dec 2, 2020 | No Comments
Gateway Cities Council of Government staff are calling "to maintain the integrity of freeway... plans." Elected Gateway Cities leadership may have more multimodal ideas.

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Nov 30, 2020 | No Comments
Gateway COG votes on Metro Highway Program flexibility, Cancel Rent Teach-In, COVID-19 briefings, and more:
L.A. City Councilmember Elect Nithya Raman. Photo via Raman website

Some Actionable Transportation Ideas for L.A. City Councilmember-Elect Nithya Raman

By Joe Linton | Nov 25, 2020 | No Comments
Some ideas to help flesh out Councilmember-Elect Raman's call for more bus lanes, better design for walking, and more protected bike lanes
Santa Monica's nearly completed two-way bikeway along Ocean Avenue. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s 2-Way Protected Bikeway Along Ocean Avenue

By Joe Linton | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments
Ocean Avenue's five-block-long two-way protected bikeway closes a gap - making a continuous low-stress bike connection from the beach path to the Metro E Line Station
Metro is proposing greater flexibility for its Highway Program. Metro Highways image via Metro

San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Votes to Support Metro Highway Program Flexibility

By Joe Linton | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments
The SGVCOG Transportation Committee voted unanimously to support new guidelines that would allow more flexibility for Metro Highway Program projects to including complete streets components.
Magnolia Boulevard today looks different than it did in 1999. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Councilmember Krekorian Cancels Magnolia Boulevard Widening

By Joe Linton | Nov 18, 2020 | No Comments
City will only proceed with project's safety and rainwater components
Metro's rendering of how its NoHo-Pasadena BRT line could look at the North Hollywood Intersection of Vineland/Lankershim/Camarillo

Metro North Hollywood-to-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Meetings Tonight and Saturday

By Joe Linton | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments
For the contentious stretch through Eagle Rock, Metro's alternatives are inadequate
Metro CEO Phil Washington. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro CEO Phil Washington Named To Biden Transition Team

By Joe Linton | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments
Washington is the Team Lead reviewing the federal Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak, and Maritime Commission
Metro is proposing greater flexibility for its Highway Program. Metro Highways image via Metro

Metro Considering Modernizing Highway Program – Making Funds More Flexible

By Joe Linton | Nov 9, 2020 | No Comments
Proposal would remove limitations allowing municipalities to use highway funds for complete streets projects, including improvements for bus, bike, walk
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