Joe Linton
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Metro Board to Vote on $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening
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This week Metro board committees are considering approving a distinctly backward-looking $6 billion project to widen the 710 Freeway through southeast L.A. County. It is difficult to believe that, in the 21st Century, Caltrans and Metro are still seeking to spend billions widening a highway in order “to improve air quality, mobility, and quality of […]
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro and T-Committee meetings, Moving L.A. Forward town hall, SGV greenways and Stop the CARnage rides
Zagster Pace Bike-Share Offers “Smarter Dockless”
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Zagster recently introduced Pace dockless bike-share which features a special two lock system
L.A. Council Public Works Committee Approves Bikeway Maintenance Motions
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Council motions will step up the inspection and maintenance of the city's bikeways, though few lawsuit incidents took place there
L.A. City Council and Media Are Getting the Bicyclist Lawsuit Stories Wrong
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The L.A. Times, KCET, and L.A. City Councilmember Mitch Englander are wrong in their characterization of recent bike lane lawsuits.
Latest Filing Shows Bonin Recall Campaign Fundraising Slowing Down
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With late 2017 donations down 20 percent, the campaign now states that the intended June election may not happen, with November "more likely."
This Week in Livable Streets
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Bike motions at Public Works, Ride 4 Love, VooDoo ride, Rail Passenger Association, L.A. City's Bicycle Advisory Committee, new Silver Lake trail, and more
Community Celebrates Opening of Milton Green Street Project
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The newly-completed Milton Green Street connects communities and cleans water.
New UCLA Study Examines Transit Ridership Decline, Blames Increased Car Ownership
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Southern California transit ridership has declined since 2007. A UCLA study factors causing it, attributing car ownership increases as a major factor.
L.A. Sidewalk Repair Prioritization Includes Vision Zero and Metro Connections
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Newly approved sidewalk repair prioritization criteria include Vision Zero's High Injury Network and First/Last Mile connections to Metro
Beverly Hills School District Files New Lawsuit Against Purple Line Subway
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Last week the Beverly Hills School District filed a new lawsuit against the FTA and Metro again aimed at preventing the Purple Line from tunneling below Beverly Hills High School.
This Week in Livable Streets
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Karaoke to support BikeBike 2018, Ballona Creek green streets, Pasadena safe streets, Eagle Rock Boulevard, and SGV CicLAvia