Joe Linton
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Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In at L.A. City Hall to Protest Record Traffic Deaths
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More than 200 people attended last Saturday's die-in rally on L.A. City Hall steps. Attendees held 312 white roses, one for everyone who was killed by traffic violence last year in Los Angeles.
With Healthy Streets Initiative Looming, City Departments Say Plans Aren’t Plans, Just Guidance
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Bus lanes? Guidance. Bike lanes? Policy foundation. Safe walking? Aspirational. Car capacity? Build it exactly as the plan specifies.
Culver City Transforms its Downtown
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Six months in, MOVE Culver City resulted in a 52 percent increase in bus ridership, a 32 percent increase in bicycling, and an 18 percent increase in walking
Meet The K: New Light Rail Line Opens in Los Angeles
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Last week, Metro opened its newest light rail line to the public: the 8.5-mile $2-billion K Line.
High-Speed Rail Plan for Palmdale to Burbank Section
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High-Speed Rail riders will be able to go from Burbank to Palmdale in under 20 minutes (with a non-stop travel time of 13 minutes). On Metrolink today, this trip takes just over 90 minutes.
L.A. Keeps Expanding Freeways
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Metro transit/bike/walk initiatives reduce GHG emissions by 2.7 million MTCO2e, while Metro highway expansions would increase emissions by 2.6 million to 10.1 million MTCO2e
Griffith Park Opens Newly Car-Free Street, More To Come
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The April 16 death of cyclist Andrew Jelmert is spurring Griffith Park safety improvements, including a new three-quarter-mile car-free stretch of Griffith Park Drive
Update on Major High-Speed Rail Investments in L.A.
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The Metro board is expected to approve the terms of the $423 million CA High-Speed Rail Authority funding, as well as approving a $298 million "Partial Preconstruction Phase" Union Station run-through tracks project budget.
L.A. Metro Lies about Freeway Expansion
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Metro Planning Chief de la Loza: "[Metro Highway Program FY23 budget] predominant projects are focused on... completing gaps between the HOV system, safety improvements... they're not focused at all on just providing road widening."
Newsom Appoints Adonia Lugo to 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
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"
L.A. Keeps Widening Freeways
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While the Metro FY22-23 budget figures are still in flux, the latest proposal shows a 30 percent increase in freeway expansion and a 9 percent decrease in transit expansion