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Mayor Garcetti opening the new bus and bike lanes on 5th and 6th Streets. Image via Facebook Live

Garcetti Opens New Bus-Only Lanes On 5th and 6th Streets Downtown

By Joe Linton | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

New bus-only lanes opened today on 5th and 6th Streets. More coming soon on Aliso Street, Grand Avenue and Olive Street - and according to Garcetti "in your neighborhood."

ACT-LA wants you to weigh in on reimaging Metro transit safety

Advocates Urge Metro to Reimagine Public Safety Starting at Tomorrow’s Board Meeting

By Joe Linton | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

ACT-LA are "calling on Metro to divest from its police budget and reinvest funds into our communities through free fares, improved bus infrastructure and service, and neighborhood stability programs."

Officer Frank Hernández rains blows down on Richard Castillo while his partner stands by with her taser ready in Boyle Heights on April 27. Image captured from LAPD body cam footage.

How Beating of Unhoused Boyle Heights Man Exposes Woeful Inadequacy of LAPD Reform Proposals

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

Making the case for why, if L.A. is serious about reimagining public safety, it must embrace the conversation around defunding the police

Officer drags Bethany Nava off the train at Westlake/MacArthur Park for not removing her foot from the seat where it was propped up. [Image: still from video taken by Brock Bryan.]

Four New Motions Would Reimagine Metro Law Enforcement on Transit

By Joe Linton | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Boardmember Mike Bonin says Metro "cannot rely on an armed police presence for every issue, and we need smarter, more effective solutions"

New solidarity sticker spotted on Metro bus - photo by Kenny Uong

Editorial: Metro’s Black Lives Matter Statement – Fixed It for You

By Joe Linton | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments

Despite some worthwhile Metro fails to take ownership of what the agency has done, situates current ongoing wrongs in the past, and fails to commit to actionable changes

With little notice, Metro stranded riders on Saturday. Metro buses were instead used to transport detained protestors.

Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees

By Joe Linton | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments

By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership

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