Metro Plans to Seek State Funding for Bus Electrification By Joe Linton | Nov 22, 2019 | No Comments Metro is seeking $104M for a $210M project that would include 220 battery-electric buses operating out of El Monte and Gardena.
Interview with Michael Schneider, Founder of Streets for All By Joe Linton | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments Streets for All will focus on elections, supporting local candidates with progressive values, especially around transportation
Editorial: Mayor Garcetti, Time to Get Serious About the Climate Crisis By Joe Linton | Oct 10, 2019 | No Comments Ten ways that Mayor Garcetti can show Angelenos that he is taking the climate crisis seriously
New Metro Report: Understanding How Women Travel By Joe Linton | Sep 27, 2019 | 4 Comments Metro's new report lays the groundwork for Metro efforts to improve women riders' experience via an upcoming Gender Action Plan.
Fact Check: Will BRT Automatically Trigger Corridor Up-Zoning? Not Anywhere Near as Much as Opponents Say It Will By Joe Linton | Sep 17, 2019 | 22 Comments BRT won't automatically up-zone entire corridors and bring giant new six-story canyons of towering apartment buildings. L.A.'s TOC incentives do help the city add affordable housing where it's most needed.
Youth Perspectives on Transportation: Free Public Transit for a More Just, Equitable, and Sustainable Urban L.A. By Eli Pallrand | Sep 13, 2019 | 8 Comments Building a broad-spectrum transit coalition will require removing the biggest barrier to use: transit fare