CA High-Speed Rail Hits Milestones
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EIR for Merced to San Jose, Central Valley Station designs, Funding for Union Station, Adoption of 2022 Business Plan
Friday Bike Stories Round-Up: Recent Lanes, Metro Bike Share, Rail2Rail
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Metro Bike Share funded through mid-2023, Rail-to-Rail path construction now expected in May, and new bikeway on Burbank Boulevard and Second Avenue
Why ‘Walkability’ Scores Don’t Tell Us How Pedestrian-Friendly a City Is For Everyone
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Standard walkability metrics aren't factoring in all the reasons why residents can't or won't travel by foot, a new analysis suggests— and cities need to think beyond the sidewalk, particularly in neighborhoods of color that face the steepest barriers.
Today’s Headlines
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- More On Metro NoHo-Pasadena BRT Approval (LAist, LAT, SGV Tribune, Hilda Solis)
- Lawsuit Alleges Sheriff Lied In Cover-Up (LAT)
- Metro Evaluating Options If Sheriff Withdraws As Pledged (LB Post, SMDP)
- Union Station Workers Face Crime And Harassment From Unhoused Angelenos (LAT)
- Metro & CA High-Speed Rail Finalize Union Station Run-Through Funds (Trains.com, CAHSRA YouTube)
- Dems Proposing $200/Person Rebate, Not Tied To Cars (LAT)
- Caltrans Tenants Push So. Pasadena Not To Dismiss Lawsuit (South Pasadenan)
- Electric Car Advocates Sue To Stop USPS Gas-Trucks Plan (LAT, EarthJustice)
- Labor And Enviros Seek Standards For EV Charger Installation (Capital & Main)
- AVTA and Metro Partner To Promote LIFE Low-Income Fare Program (AV Times)
- Carnage: Driver Kills Cyclist In Simi Valley Crash (Biking in L.A.)
…Driver Kills Pedestrian In Palms (Citizen) - L.A. Approves $45.5M For Affordable/Supportive Housing In Wilmington And Boyle Heights (Urbanize)
- CA Investigating Exxon-Mobile Role In Plastic Pollution (LAT)
- Eric Brightwell‘s Epic 4-County 1-Day Metrolink Tour
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Governor Newsom Appoints Transportation Equity Leader Dr. Adonia Lugo to CA Transportation Commission
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Lugo is a longtime transportation equity advocate, a professor at Antioch University Los Angeles - instrumental in the Untokening and CicLAvia
SGV Connect 92 : Meet Chris Greenspon
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Damien sits down with the third co-host of SGV Connect, Chris Greenspon.
Advocates: It’s Time To Tell Feds to Make Cars Safer For Walkers
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For the first time in U.S. history, federal regulators are taking steps to help ensure vehicles are safer for those outside cars. Here are a few important aspects of this complex issue and how you can comment.
Metro Board Approves Bus Rapid Transit through North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, Eagle Rock, and Pasadena
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NoHo-Pasadena BRT received unanimous support of the Metro board of directors, many of whom held the project up as a model for additional BRT lines expected to follow
Today’s Headlines
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…Featuring Eagle Rock BRT Approval Vote (Biking in L.A.) - COVID Cases Rising Again In L.A. County (LAT)
- Proterra Electric Bus Maker Pioneers Jobs For Disadvantaged Workers (Capital & Main)
- Bias, Far-Right Sympathies Among CA Law Enforcement Go Unchecked (LAT)
- Carnage: $18.8M Settlement In Deadly West L.A. Crash (LAT)
…Suspected DUI Driver Arrested In Fatal West Covina Crash (SGV Tribune)
…Driver Slams Into CHP Car On 105 Freeway, Injuring Three (Downey Patriot, LAT, Daily News) - L.A. Awarded $9.5M For Project Homekey Housing (Daily News)
- Portantino Bike/Ped Bill Passes In Committee (Pasadena Now)
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Crosswalk Collective L.A. Posts Instructions for DIY Crosswalks
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Crosswalk Collective L.A.'s "How to Paint a Crosswalk" includes materials, costs, selecting an intersection, and step-by-step instructions - "for educational purposes only"
Freeway Fighters Across the U.S. Are Joining Forces — And They Want You
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America's midcentury freeway revolts never really stopped — and now, the advocates behind them are joining forces to create what may be the largest organized national effort to prioritize communities over highways yet.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- LADOT Launches Universal Basic Mobility Pilot In South L.A. (LAT, Daily News)
- Carnage: Murder Trial For Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Two People In Westlake Village (LAT)
- Sheriff Villanueva Investigates Times Reporter Who Revealed Cover-Up (LAT)
- Carnage: Ktown Hit-and-Run Driver Hits Two Cyclists, Kills One (NBC4, Biking in L.A.)
…Person Killed In 10 Freeway Crash In West Covina (Whittier Daily News)
…Trial: Westlake Village Killer Hit-and-Run Driver Hit 81 mph (LAT) - Industrial City Of Vernon Plans Some Housing (Urbanize)
- L.A. River Crown Jewel Taylor Yard Park Could Cost A Billion (Eastsider)
- Ending CA Offshore Oil Drilling Would Be Expensive (LAT)
- Ports Starting Zero-Emission Truck Trial (Daily News)
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