Joe Linton

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Eyes on the Street: Huntington Park’s Veterans Park Corridor Walk/Bike Trails

By Joe Linton | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

Half-mile long Veterans Park is located below high-voltage powerlines and presents a very good example of how to convert underutilized utility corridors into multi-purpose community spaces

Newly opened Taylor Yard Bridge - photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: New Taylor Yard Walk/Bike Bridge

By Joe Linton | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

Photos of the new Taylor Yard bike/walk bridge - connecting the L.A. City neighborhoods of Elysian Valley and Cypress Park

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

Metro board meeting, Valley Transportation Town Hall, and more

Crenshaw/LAX rail line testing - photo via Metro's The Source

Most of Metro’s New Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Line is Substantially Complete – Opening Could be December 2022. Update: CEO “Fall 2022”

By Joe Linton | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments

If all goes well - which hasn't been the case for Crenshaw/LAX so far - the new rail line could open to the public as early as this December, though early 2023 is likely

Metro is spending $679 million to widen the 5 Freeway through Santa Clarita. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Proposed Metro FY22-23 Budget: Increase Freeway Widening, Decrease Transit Construction

By Joe Linton | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

While the Metro FY22-23 budget figures are still in flux, the latest proposal shows a 30 percent increase in freeway expansion and a 9 percent decrease in transit expansion

Newly reddened northbound bus-only lane on Alameda Street. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Red Pavement Bus Lane Improvements in Downtown L.A. and East Hollywood

By Joe Linton | Mar 15, 2022 | No Comments

Bus-only lane improvements on First Street, Aliso Street, Alameda Street, Figueroa Street, and Hollywood Boulevard - plus Metro announces that LADOT is beginning targeted enforcement of bus lanes

Elysian Valley's new Taylor Yard walk/bike bridge - under construction in 2021. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. City Hosts Invitation-Only Grand Opening of New Elysian Valley Bike/Ped Bridge

By Joe Linton | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments

In the works since 1992, the city of L.A. finally opened its new Elysian Valley Taylor Yard bike/ped bridge. Streetsblog was almost there at the opening.