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LADOT recently debuted new Sylmar DASH service. Photos by Jerry Martin

Transit Update: New Sylmar DASH, Metro Bus Service Changes Coming in September

By Dana Gabbard | Aug 13, 2021 | No Comments

LADOT launched new Sylmar DASH service in July. Metro is implementing NextGen bus service changes next month - outside the usual December/June service shake-ups

Metro's revamped Rosa Parks Station. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro’s Rosa Parks/Willowbrook Revamp Didn’t Quite Make Station Ped- and Bike-Friendly

By Joe Linton | Aug 12, 2021 | No Comments

Metro skipped out on the planned bikeway, and chose to dedicate lots of space to driving and parking

Nick Andert’s Latest Video Predicts Funding and Scheduling For Metro Transit Build-Out

By Joe Linton | Aug 11, 2021 | No Comments

A new unofficial video focuses on what Metro transit projects appear most likely to receive federal and/or state monies, and how the funding picture is likely to impact the schedule for building-out the system

Despite having given press statements regarding the imminent detonation at 716 E. 27th St., called in the fire department to be on standby, placed the last of the explosive materials in the TCV ten minutes prior to detonation as helicopters from local TV stations hovered overhead, and yelled “Fire in the hole!” to warn observers they were about to set off the counter charges, LAPD’s very first public step after the blast was to take to twitter and launch an active disinformation campaign.

Anatomy of an Officer-Involved Explosion: a Post-Mortem on LAPD’s E. 27th Street Fireworks Blast

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 11, 2021 | No Comments

A year ago, a councilmember co-authored a motion to shift $150mil from LAPD's budget. A month ago, LAPD called everyone but his office to watch them detonate fireworks in his district. The botched operation rocked the city.

The North Spring Street Bridge yesterday: no bike lanes. Cyclist rides in the area striped off for construction that hasn't taken place for months. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Spring Street Bridge Bike Lanes Delayed – Again

By Joe Linton | Aug 5, 2021 | No Comments

The no-construction Spring Street Bridge construction site stands for months and years as a sort of monument to one aspect of the city's dysfunction

Newly protected bike lanes on Manchester Avenue. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Some Recent L.A. City Bikeway Improvements

By Joe Linton | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

New and upgraded bikeways on Foothill Blvd, Manchester Ave, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, and Winnetka Ave

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