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Joe Linton

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Metro's new bike-share pricing went into effect this week. Image via Metro
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Metro Committee Approves Cutting Bike-Share Prices, Expanding System

By Joe Linton | May 18, 2018 | 10 Comments
If board approves, Metro Bike-Share would cost $1.75 for single-rides, starting as early as August. The system would also expand soon near DTLA and Venice.
Metro is using the wrong estimates to refuse to evalutate HRT on the West Santa Ana Branch. An L.A. subway train on the trail tracks along the river, under the now-removed 6th Street bridge. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Metro’s Excessive West Santa Ana Branch Cost Estimates Are for Wrong Type of Project

By Roger Rudick and Joe Linton | May 16, 2018 | 17 Comments
Metro's bogus numbers dismiss surface heavy rail by citing inflated 20-mile tunnel costs
Sister Yolanda Vega praying for safe bicycling at this morning's Blessing of the Bicycles event. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
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Good Sam’s 2018 Blessing of the Bicycles Honors and Humanizes Cyclists

By Joe Linton | May 15, 2018 | No Comments
Cyclists and clergy gathered to honor bicyclist leadership, to pray for cyclist safety, and to remember riders who have been killed or injured.
For the West Santa Ana Branch, Metro staff is recommending three two-billion dollar tunnels, and ignoring a higher capacity surface heavy rail alternative. Map via Metro

Metro Estimates West Santa Ana Branch Surface Heavy Rail Could Cost More Per Mile Than Purple Line Subway

By Joe Linton | May 14, 2018 | 32 Comments
Would surface heavy rail on the West Santa Ana Branch really cost more per mile than Purple Line subway tunnels? No.

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | May 14, 2018 | No Comments
It's bike week: bike to work day, handlebar happy hour, #CrashCityHall, Blessing of the Bikes, Bike Night at Union Station and more
Metro is studying BRT and rail on Vermont Avenue. Image via Metro presentation

Metro Planning Vermont Avenue Bus Rapid Transit

By Joe Linton | May 9, 2018 | 10 Comments
Metro study looks to spend a half million dollars probably to implement bus-only lanes similar to Wilshire Boulevard
Metro is looking at new cheaper pricing for bike-share. Photo: Joe Linton
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Metro Proposes Cutting Bike-Share Price in Half

By Joe Linton | May 8, 2018 | 11 Comments
Metro Bike Share would go from $3..50 to $1.75 for a single ride, plus more passes, transfers, and low-income discounts

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | May 7, 2018 | No Comments
Eastern Avenue, Transit-Oriented Communities, Sepulveda Transit Corridor, Watts bike show, Cyclofemme and much more!
Metro is using the wrong estimates to refuse to evalutate HRT on the West Santa Ana Branch. An L.A. subway train on the trail tracks along the river, under the now-removed 6th Street bridge. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Possible West Santa Ana Branch Win-Win: Heavy Rail Connection to Union Station

By Joe Linton and Roger Rudick | May 3, 2018 | 49 Comments
Running heavy rail on the West Santa Ana Branch could be cheaper, faster, higher-capacity - and a win-win for communities the line will serve.
Metro's West Santa Ana Branch rail line is all funded, but not sure where to go. WSAB rendering graphic via Metro

Metro West Santa Ana Branch Rail Recommended Route(s) To Go To Metro Board This Month

By Joe Linton | May 1, 2018 | 7 Comments
The Metro board is planning to narrow alternatives this month. Getting through downtown L.A. is complicated.

This Week in Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Apr 30, 2018 | No Comments
West Santa Ana Branch meetings, Planning 101, Dutch bike law, Huntington Library bike ride, Tour de Watts, South Central bike coalition organizing, and more!
$300M in state transit capital funding means that the Foothill Gold Line phase 2B project is now fully-funded. Photo by construction authority

Which Southern California Projects Will Get CA Transpo Funding Announced Yesterday

By Joe Linton | Apr 27, 2018 | 5 Comments
Southern California projects will receive plenty of state transportation funding. Metro projects include the Gold Line, Airport connection, West Santa Ana Branch, Green Line, Van Nuys Line, and more.
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