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THE BRAKE: Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning

By Streetsblog | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to get there?

The 710 Freeway in Long Beach. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Does the Building Trades Council Really Believe Freeways Are More Important than Homes?

By Melanie Curry and Joe Linton | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

Labor is prioritizing a few hours of labor over people's lives, and homes.

Overview of Metro’s Proposed Fiscal Year 22-23 Budget

By Joe Linton | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

Metro's $8.8 billion FY22-23 budget includes transit service hours returning to pre-COVID levels, but so did the FY21-22 budget. Metro is also increasing annual funding for freeway expansion, while decreasing annual funding for transit expansion.

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

Metro Hosting Torrance Green Line Extension Walk-Through Tomorrow (Easy Reader)
Eric Brightwell Lives Car-Free In Silver Lake (VICE)
Bus Shelter and Sidewalk Repair Contracts Decisions Tomorrow (@InvestinPlace Twitter)
Families Displaced By Dodgers Stadium Demand Reparations (L.A. Taco)
Alissa Walker: Uber Accepts Failure, Sort Of (Curbed)
Task Force Issues 217 Tickets To Combat West Valley Street Racing (Daily News)
Carnage: Driver Kills One, Injures Four In Crash In City Of Industry (SGV Tribune)
…Griffith Park Deadly DUI Driver Pleads Not Guilty (Biking in L.A.)
…Driver Kills Person In Central Long Beach Crash (LB Post)
Pasadena Buying Five Electric Trucks (Pasadena Now)
L.A. Approves $64M For South L.A. Affordable Housing Project (Urbanize)
231-Apartment Mixed-Use Under Construction In Hollywood (Urbanize)
So Cal Air District Blames Feds For Polluted Air Here (LAT)
Map: Most States Have Smaller Population Than L.A. County (Reddit)
Former Stockton Mayor Plans To End California Poverty (Capital & Main)

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STEAL THIS IDEA: Canadian City Passes Next-Gen Parking Reform

By Kea Wilson | May 9, 2022 | No Comments

As in many North American cities, community leaders had vowed to address the climate crisis through policy action — but that didn't mean everyone recognized how forcing developers to build car storage was setting back that goal, or the city's other priorities.

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 9, 2022 | No Comments

Metro Budget Hearing May 18 (The Source)
Responding To Staff Incidents/Concerns, Union Station To Get More Security (LAT)
Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Cyclist Woon Pleads Guilty (Biking in L.A.)
…Driver Killed Crashing Into Parked Trailer In NoHo (Daily News)
…Three Hospitalized In West LB Car Crash (LB Post)
…Authorities ID Pedestrian Killed Crossing 14 Freeway In Palmdale (AV Times)
…Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes Cyclist In Santa Clarita Parking Lot, No Injuries (SC Signal)
Critics Say City Housing Plans Include Fake Sites, Lack Analysis (Daily News)
L.A. Teens Call For Climate Action (KCRW)
Attempted Bike Theft On Live TV (Reddit)

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Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 6, 2022 | No Comments

L.A. Failing To Budget For Street Safety (LAist)
Rendon Wants To Detonate CA High-Speed Rail (LAist)
Labor Comes Out Against Garcia Bill To End Harmful Freeway Expansions (LAT)
OCTA Is 3/4 Done With 405 Freeway Widening Project
L.A. Plans Multi-Modal Makeover For Valley Blvd (Urbanize)
Metro Bus Strikes, Kills Pedestrian In Pico Union (LAT)
Carnage: DUI Driver Crashes Sending Car Into River, Killing One Person (LB Post)
23 Apartment Development Proposed Near A Line Vernon Station In South L.A. (Urbanize)
Take West Hollywoods E-Scooter Survey (WeHoVille)
CA Audit Examines Bias Within LASD, Other Police Agencies (Witness L.A.)

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HSR-opponent Anthony Rendon. Photo from his assembly district page

Letter to Speaker Rendon: Stop Blocking Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | May 5, 2022 | No Comments

Advocates renew pressure on California high-speed rail obstructionists to follow the will of the people

Topics the California Air Resources Board wants to address with research.

What Should the Air Resources Board Study?

By Melanie Curry | May 5, 2022 | No Comments

An opportunity to help shape California Air Resources Board's research priorities - and provide ideas for future research projects

View of the community center at Zamora Park in El Monte, from the playground. Credit Chris Greenspon/Streetsblog L.A.

El Monte’s Zamora Park to Get Major Makeover

By Chris Greenspon | May 5, 2022 | No Comments

El Monte's Zamora Park will receive numerous updates through a partnership between the city, First 5 L.A., and other community groups

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 5, 2022 | No Comments

Driver Shortage Tanks Metro NextGen Revamp (TransitCenter)
Montclair Plans 3-Mile San Antonio Creek Trail (Daily Bulletin)
More On Santa Monica/Vermont TOD Groundbreaking (Daily News, The Source)
More On Florence Avenue Bus Lanes (Urbanize)
Burbank Taking Early Steps Toward Electric Buses (Leader)
Carnage: Person Killed In 14 Freeway Crash In Newhall (SC Signal)
…Person Killed In Head-On Crash On Sierra Highway Near Lancaster (AV Times)
Former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta Has Died (Rafu Shimpo)

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Cross section rendering of Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments project currently under construction - via Little Tokyo Service Center

Affordable Housing Breaks Ground above Santa Monica/Vermont Metro Station

By Joe Linton | May 4, 2022 | No Comments

Little Tokyo Service Center's Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments will be 187-units, 100 percent affordable, with half low-income units and half permanent supportive housing for unhoused Angelenos - plus ground floor retail

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