Joe Linton
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Friday L.A. Round-Up: Traffic Deaths Spike, COVID-19 Slow Streets, and 7th Street Lanes
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New protected bike lanes on the way downtown, first COVID slow streets on the Westside, and LAPD reports a surge in speeding and traffic fatalities.
Competing with Challenger Raman, Incumbent Ryu Claims Record of Support for Healthy Sustainable Transportation
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L.A. isn't buying Ryu's twitter assertion of his record on "healthy and sustainable" mobility. Ryu has been pro-parking, anti-bikeway, and anti-road-diet.
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes on York in Eagle Rock
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York is receiving two-thirds of a mile of new bike lanes in Northeast L.A.'s Eagle Rock neighborhood.
Protected Bike Lanes Coming To DTLA’s 7th Street
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7th Street - from Figueroa to Main - will receive temporary protected bike lanes later this month
Watch Metro’s Rail and BRT Network Grow in a Fun Unofficial Video
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See Metro's ambitious rail and BRT construction program in an informative new unofficial video. In a couple decades few parts of the county will be left unserved.
Supervisor Hahn Calls for Requiring Face Covering for Metro Bus Riders
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Supervisor Hahn is calling for Metro requiring all bus riders to wear masks for COVID-19 safety. The best way to accomplish this is not entirely clear; enforcement can be problematic.
Rebutting a Misleading Argument Against Healthy Streets Improvements
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L.A. electeds are astonishingly tone-deaf in their dismissal of keeping pedestrians and cyclists safe
This Week In Livable Streets
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Virtual meetings on South L.A. health, 7th Street bike lanes, Glendale creek path study, and daily COVID-19 briefings
L.A. Announces COVID “Slow Streets” Pilot then Postpones It; Program Needs Focus On Health, Equity
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Crafted properly - prioritizing health and equity, timed right, and implemented respectfully, there could be many positive outcomes from Healthy Streets walk/bike safety improvements.
L.A. Largely Ignoring Approved Mobility Plan, Locking in Car-Centric Streets under Accelerated Repaving Initiative
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The Bureau of Street Services is rushing to repave major streets, many of which are due for approved bike lane and bus-only lane improvements. LADOT is postponing improvements saying more outreach is needed.
Eyes on the Street: Metro Regional Connector also Closing Streets for Faster Construction
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Under COVID-19, Metro is closing L.A. streets downtown - in Little Tokyo and Bunker Hill - to speed rail construction. Also expediting Crenshaw construction. Early Foothill Gold Line extension work is also moving ahead.
Advocates Call For Quick-Build Walk-Bike Streets During COVID-19
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Though cities all over are stepping up to make safe walk-bike streets under COVID-19, L.A. City has clearly not made it a priority