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Pomona resident Eric Duran and his children - in front of the home that Caltrans is pushing to evict them from - in order to widen SR-71. See story link below. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Pomona Families Holding Out Against Caltrans/Metro Home Demolitions for 71 Widening

By Joe Linton | Jul 13, 2021 | No Comments

To widen the 71, Caltrans has already demolished 15 Westmont homes, with 3 additional homes still threatened - in addition to the 6 homes the agency demolished a decade to make way for the Mission Boulevard Bridge.

Metro’s Line 175 bus at its St. Andrews/Santa Monica layover point. Photo by Elson Trinidad

Remembering Line 175: The Bus Line that Shaped My Youth

By Elson Trinidad | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments

Metro's NextGen bus system revamp affected some 88 bus routes with 26 of those lines were gone forever, including one in particular: Line 175.

GCCOG 710 Freeway presentation cover image. Fireworks are illegal in Long Beach - and so is (according to the EPA) the current Metro plan to widen the 710.

Gateway Council of Governments to Host Freeways Meeting on July 7

By Joe Linton | Jul 2, 2021 | No Comments

Interested readers should make plans to attend the GCCOG Zoom meeting on Wednesday July 7 starting at 6 p.m.

Protected bike lane on Kellogg Drive at Cal Poly Pomona. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Pomona Bikeways on Valley Boulevard and Kellogg Drive

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 2, 2021 | No Comments

New protected bike lanes were recently installed on Kellogg Drive. Construction is underway on a protected bikeway on Valley Boulevard. Both serve Cal Poly Pomona.

Budget Negotiations Hold Active Transportation, Other Funds Hostage

By Melanie Curry | Jul 1, 2021 | No Comments

While no one will say, it might be a part of stalled negotiations on High Speed Rail

Metro is making service changes - badly. Service change graphic by Metro

This Week’s Metro Bus Service Changes Hit Lots of Bumps

By Joe Linton | Jun 30, 2021 | No Comments

This week's botched NextGen implementation signals that Metro continues to fail to prioritize its bus riders

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