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Send/Tweet/Comment Your Questions for a #DamienTalks on Foothill Transit’s Restructuring Plan

By Damien Newton | Apr 4, 2017 | No Comments

Late last month, Foothill Transit announced plans for its bus service to react to ridership changes caused by the opening of the first phase of the Gold Line Foothill Extension. Last week, its Board of Directors approved taking the changes to the public through a series of hearings before a Board vote later this spring. […]

Damien Will be on KNX at 1:45 Discussing Pedestrian Safety

By Damien Newton | Mar 30, 2017 | No Comments

Our first editor, Damien Newton, will be back on the radio this afternoon at 1:45 p.m. discussing pedestrian safety at KNX News Radio 1070. We’re not sure if the interview will be available again after the live broadcast, so if you want to listen in, be sure to tune your radio to 1070 AM or […]

The $66 million overhaul of Watts' Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station will result in new bus bays, a new plaza, a bike hub, easier transfer between the Blue and Green Lines, a Metro customer service center (including transit court) and better connections to the surrounding community. Source: Metro

Metro Seeks Contract Modifications to Avoid Service Disruptions During $66 Million Overhaul of Rosa Parks Station

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 14, 2017 | 3 Comments

The contract modifications will allow RNL Design to respond to issues that arose with the redesign of the transfer mezzanine between the Blue and the Green Lines. Namely, how to manage construction without closing the station and relying on costly bus-bridging services.

The Rosa Parks station in Watts/Willowbrook, looking southward along the Blue Line. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

As Metro Prepares to Approve New Policing Contract, A Reminder that Criminalization of Poverty at a Discounted Price is No Bargain

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 22, 2017 | 14 Comments

As the board prepares for this decision, it seems like a good time to remind both Metro and our law enforcement agencies that the passengers that have the greatest dependence on Metro are the ones who need safe passage the most. And right now, they're the ones who are least likely to feel like that is what they are getting.

A rendering of The Reef luxury residential towers planned for 1933 S. Broadway. Source: Gensler + P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, July 2015 DEIR

Measure S and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Status Quo

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 21, 2017 | 65 Comments

So here we are. Trapped in other people's debates. Unable to address the really urgent questions we should be addressing about how we are growing as a city. And forced to take a developer-friendly position just to maintain a deeply imperfect status quo.

Segment A of the Rail-to-River bike and pedestrian path will run along the Slauson corridor (in green), between the Crenshaw and Blue Lines. Source: Metro

Metro Seeks Input on Design Options for Segment A of Rail-to-River Bike/Pedestrian Path

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 31, 2017 | 2 Comments

Last Thursday, Metro and Cityworks Design held two meetings to lay out the design options for Segment A of the Rail-to-River project for the community and to solicit feedback.

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