Joe Linton
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This Week In Livable Streets
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Election Day, T-Committee, accessible streets, Universal Station mobility hub, e-bikes, L.A. BAC, and more
Metro Celebrates Groundbreaking for Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation
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The $156 million Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation Project will benefit both rail passengers and drivers; both will be safer and will experience greater reliability in traveling through the area
Metro and the Future of the 405 Freeway Corridor
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Metro pretty much just put a big staple through all 436 little plans and declared it a big Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor plan
Eyes on the Street: West Hollywood’s Pilot Willoughby Neighborhood Greenway
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West Hollywood's pilot Willoughby Neighborhood Greenway is a decent step in a healthy livable direction, but its effectiveness has been undermined by scofflaw drivers
This Week In Livable Streets
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West Hollywood bike tour, 405 Freeway, Metro public safety committee, and more
Victory for Community Resistance: L.A. Cancels Long-Planned $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening
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L.A. Metro approved the 'No Build' alternative for planned 710 freeway widening through predominantly Black and brown communities. The action is unprecedented for Southern California.
Metro’s The Source Retreads Tired Pro-Freeway Falsehoods Today
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The Metro budget is a statement of intent. If Metro is honest about "want[ing] a wider menu" of non-driving options, then Metro's budget needs to reflect that.
Metro to Approve Early Phase of Union Station Run-Through Tracks Construction
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The Metro board is expected to approve the terms of the $423 million CA High-Speed Rail Authority funding, as well as approving a $298 million "Partial Preconstruction Phase" Union Station run-through tracks project budget.
Eyes on the Street: New East L.A. Rainwater Infiltration Medians
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The East Los Angeles Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project construction is done, and the native landscape is in full bloom
This Week in Livable Streets
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Metro looking to approve budget increasing freeway funding and decreasing transit funding, 405 Freeway widening, Metrolink board meeting, and more
Metro Leadership Making It an Annual Tradition to Lie about Freeway Expansion Budget
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Metro Planning Chief de la Loza: "[Metro Highway Program FY23 budget] predominant projects are focused on... completing gaps between the HOV system, safety improvements... they're not focused at all on just providing road widening."
Metro Committee Expected to Vote to Not Build Lower 710 Freeway Widening Project
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Metro and Caltrans plan to formally reset their 710 Freeway corridor plans by approving the 'No Build' alternative, as the new Locally Preferred Alternative for their 710 Environmental Document, reversing a 2018 approval of a freeway widening alternative.