Joe Linton
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This Week In Livable Streets
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CicLAvia returns to the heart of L.A., plus Benjamin Torres ride, UCLA bike-share, L.A. City open space plan and much more!
Metro Moves Forward With Study That Could Eliminate Claremont Metrolink Station
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Extending the Foothill Gold Line looked shovel-ready, now Metro will study potential changes, including eliminating Claremont Metrolink Station
A Brief Interview With New Bike Coalition Head Erik Jansen
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Jansen on bicycling, priorities, equity, and how he gets around
This Week in Livable Streets
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Santa Monica Open Streets, Lower L.A. River bike ride, Metro board meeting, Metro construction updates and much more
Metro Studying Several Train Station Changes: Claremont, Northridge, El Monte and More
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Before the Metro board this month are studies on five Metrolink stations, in Claremont, Commerce, El Monte, Northridge, and potentially serving Rio Hondo College. In addition, the Metro board is expected to approve a study on potential upgrades to Metrolink’s Antelope Valley line. Mostly these studies focus on upgrading Metrolink stations to make them better […]
Metro Seeks Input on East Valley Transit Corridor Project
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Metro is studying transit improvements for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project, primarily along Van Nuys Boulevard. The current environmental studies, released earlier this month, include possible Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), light rail, or transportation systems management (TSM – basically minor low-cost bus improvements). Light rail options studied include a partial subway, though […]
Melrose Park(ing) Day Sets Stage For More Permanent Pedestrian Plaza
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The Melrose BID used Park(ing) Day to showcase a space that could become a more permanent plaza.
This Week in Livable Streets
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Help count cyclists and pedestrians. Bike the monthly Freedom Ride. Attend meetings for Metro, Van Nuys transit, Monterey Park bike lanes, Sixth Street PARC and more.
Streetsblog Editor Kept Out of Metro Meeting Due to Bike Tools
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Is your cyclist multi-tool a weapon?
Three New Ped/Bike Bridges Coming to the L.A. River
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In the coming years, the central Glendale Narrows stretch of the L.A. River will see three new bridges shared by pedestrians, cyclists, and, on one, equestrians.
Mar Vista Council Postpones Re-Vote On Venice Blvd Great Streets
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By not approving new motions, Mar Vista's Neighborhood Council essentially re-affirmed its earlier support for the Venice Boulevard Great Streets project
Bill to Clarify Pedestrian Countdown Signals Improved and Passed
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A bill to correct the motor vehicle code to allow pedestrians to use countdown signals the way they were intended--as information they could use to decide whether they have time to cross an intersection--has passed both houses of the legislature and is headed for the governor's signature.