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Joe Linton

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The Metro board is pushing to provide free transit for LAUSD and other students. Photo via Metro student pass webpage
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Metro Fareless Pilot Could Start August 2021, Initially for Students

By Joe Linton | Apr 22, 2021 | No Comments
The details are still not finalized, but Metro's Fareless Transit Initiative could start for students in August, then for low-income riders in early 2022.
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L.A.’s Freeway Addiction Continues

By Joe Linton | Apr 7, 2021 | No Comments
Will Southern California ever stop bulldozing minority neighborhoods?
Beautiful Boulevard proposes center-running BRT through Eagle Rock, similar to the pictured San Bernardino's sbX - photo via Eagle Rock Forward
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Community-Led ‘Beautiful Boulevard’ Plan Puts Bus Rapid Transit into a Walkable Downtown Eagle Rock

By Joe Linton | Feb 23, 2021 | No Comments
The Beautiful Boulevard proposal would retain mean great BRT, while keeping Colorado Boulevard's median, and upgrading walkability and bikeability.
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Interview: Freeway Expansion = Additional Driving

By Joe Linton | Feb 18, 2021 | No Comments
UC Davis scholars Susan Handy, Jamey Volker, and Amy Lee created a online Induced Travel Calculator tool to project how road expansion projects would increase driving
Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León - via de León
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Some Actionable Transportation Ideas for L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León

By Joe Linton | Feb 12, 2021 | No Comments
Here are some ways de León can "prioritize bikes, pedestrians, electric buses" - from dedicated bus lanes to protected bikeways to freeway removal
Metro and Caltrans 5 Freeway widening through Burbank is years late and tens of millions of dollars over-budget. Photo by Joe Linton
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Metro Proposes $73.2M Loan to Caltrans for Overruns on 5 Freeway Widening through Burbank

By Joe Linton | Jan 19, 2021 | No Comments
Next week, the Metro board Construction Committee will consider throwing good money after bad – on a mismanaged freeway widening project through Burbank.
NO MORE LANES banners over the 5 Freeway in Downey. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
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Downey Freeway Fighters Hang NO MORE LANES Banner over 5 Freeway

By Joe Linton | Jan 4, 2021 | No Comments
The Happy City Coalition tweeted that "From the view of the pedestrian overpass you can see dozens of homes that will be affected if the freeway expansion goes through."
8th Street at Fairfax - photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
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Cities Block Streets For Rich Neighbors, Why Not For Bike/Walk Safety?

By Joe Linton | Dec 14, 2020 | No Comments
Cities close streets to keep cut-through traffic out of well-off neighborhoods all the time. They should do the same thing to create quiet bike-friendly streets.
Santa Monica's nearly completed two-way bikeway along Ocean Avenue. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
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Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s 2-Way Protected Bikeway Along Ocean Avenue

By Joe Linton | Nov 30, 2020 | No Comments
Ocean Avenue's five-block-long two-way protected bikeway closes a gap - making a continuous low-stress bike connection from the beach path to the Metro E Line Station
Metro CEO Phil Washington. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
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Metro CEO Phil Washington Named To Biden Transition Team

By Joe Linton | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments
Washington is the Team Lead reviewing the federal Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak, and Maritime Commission
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Four New Motions Would Reimagine Metro Law Enforcement on Transit

By Joe Linton | Jun 22, 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"
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Ride for Justice for George Floyd

By Joe Linton | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments
More than a thousand cyclists, mainly Black and Latinx, commemorated the death of George Floyd via a peaceful South L.A. RIde for Justice
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