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Advocates are urging Metro to reject FY20-21 bus service cuts. Photo by The Port of Authority via Wikimedia

Proposed Metro Budget Would Mean a 20 Percent Bus Service Cut

By Joe Linton | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Metro's projected FY20-21 budget freezes transit service hours at levels that represent essentially no ability to expand upward as ridership rebounds in any COVID-19 recovery

New parking-protected bike lane on Grand Avenue is nearly complete. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A. (My daughter appears in the photos.)

Eyes on the Street: New Left-Side Protected Bike Lane on Grand in Downtown L.A.

By Joe Linton | Aug 24, 2020 | No Comments

Nearly done, the newly parking-protected southbound lane on Grand extends one mile from 5th to Pico

Purple Line Extension section 1 tunnel machine - photo via Metro

Metro Committee Approves $200M Cost Overrun for Purple Line Subway Extension

By Joe Linton | Aug 21, 2020 | No Comments

Tunneling under the La Brea tar pits area is slow and expensive. The overrun of $200M - a seven percent increase - takes the project budget from $2.8 billion to $3.0 billion.

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority launched an interactive map on its website last week for the public to track the progress of the Foothill Gold Line Extension. Construction of the extension from Glendora to Pomona began last month. Image: Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority

Foothill Gold Line Launches Interactive Construction Map Webpage

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments

Want to see a rendering and site plan of the La Verne Gold Line station and get a summary about the project? It's just a click away.

Metro is considering funding a High Desert Corridor study that would connect high-speed rail from Palmdale to Victorville, likely connecting L.A., S.F., and Las Vegas. XpressWest train rendering via KCET

Metro Looks to Shift High Desert Freeway Funds to High-Speed Rail

By Joe Linton | Aug 19, 2020 | No Comments

The way L.A. is approaching the High Desert Corridor represents an important turning point: from prioritizing environmentally destructive car-centric transportation to environmentally-friendly rail transportation

2020 plans for Union Station scale back key pedestrianization features - image via Metro EIR addendum 2

L.A. City Is Nixing Metro’s Pedestrian-Priority Plans for Union Station

By Joe Linton | Aug 13, 2020 | No Comments

If L.A. won't prioritize walkability at the front door of the region's most heavily-used transit hub and at its historic walkable core, is there anywhere where Angelenos can expect safe and convenient places to walk?

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