Joe Linton
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Metro Seeking Applicants to Serve on Public Safety Task Force to Re-envision Transit Policing
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Do you have what it takes to reimagine Metro public safety? Apply to volunteer on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee. Applications due November 13.
Metro Committee Approves Regional Connector Service Plan
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Starting in late 2022, Metro will run one-seat light rail from Long Beach to Azusa - and Santa Monica to East L.A.
Metro CEO Phil Washington: Downey Freeway Widening Was Already Identified “About Three Decades Ago”
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Metro keeps saying 605 and 5 Freeway widenings are in "early stages" but CEO letter says that project was decided decades ago
KNBC Covers Metro’s Plan to Widen 605 Freeway and Demolish Homes, While Metro’s The Source Lies About the Project
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Metro claimed four-lane project would only add one lane, and that nearly-complete plans are in "early stages"
City of Downey Officially Opposes Full Metro 605/5 Freeway Widening Impacting Downey Homes
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Downey officially opposes Metro taking 200+ Downey homes, but Mayor Blanca Pacheco caveated that "The City is supportive of the improvements of the I-5 freeway, which will bring transportation, connectivity and economic benefits”
This Week In Livable Streets
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Noche de las Luminarias, Walktober, Lincoln Blvd, Link Union Station, congestion pricing, LABAC, and more
Metro Converting Westside Bike-Share System to Smart-Dock
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Bike theft and availability of e-bikes are forcing Metro to convert its Westside bikes from smart-bike to smart-dock
Metro Plans to Take Out 200+ Downey Homes to Widen 5 and 605 Freeways
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Downey resident Alexandria Contreras says Metro's "I-605 Corridor Improvement Project" is "not an improvement, it's destruction, state sanctioned violence.... immoral and unjust."
Reseda Boulevard Is Getting a Three-Mile Safety Upgrade
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In Reseda and Northridge, Reseda Boulevard improvements will include new trees, bus boarding islands, bioswales, lighting, repaired sidewalks, resurfaced street, and a continuous protected bike lane
North 5 Freeway Widening Project Cost Overrun is Even More Than Metro Reported in Early September
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September Metro report said Burbank freeway project was $50M over budget, but a May Caltrans letter said $73.2M - and with no construction end in sight, the final total could be even higher
This Week In Livable Streets
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Everyone In, Metro Recovery Task Force, Heart of Hollywood, and COVID-19 briefings
Eyes on the Street: More Culver City COVID Street Reconfiguration, Including Washington Bike Lane
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Under COVID, Culver City has quickly added outdoor dining space - on three blocks of Washington Boulevard this includes a new protected bike lane