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Joe Linton

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Metro TAP fare card - photo by Fred Camino via The Source
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Los Angeles Proposes Cutting Fares in Half, Introducing Fare Capping

By Joe Linton | May 27, 2020 | No Comments
Under the motion, for at least six months during the COVID recovery, Metro would cut transit fares/pass prices in half
Long Beach Transit COVID-19 face covering campaign image
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Supervisor Hahn Calls for Requiring Face Covering for Metro Bus Riders

By Joe Linton | May 5, 2020 | No Comments
Supervisor Hahn is calling for Metro requiring all bus riders to wear masks for COVID-19 safety. The best way to accomplish this is not entirely clear; enforcement can be problematic.
Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
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CA Announces 2020 Transit Infrastructure Capital Grants

By Joe Linton | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments
$500 million awarded towards 17 projects - including rail, people-mover, BRT, electric bus and more
Coronavirus - all pensketches by Joe Linton
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One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 38 – Some of My Silly Cornonavirus Sketches

By Joe Linton | Apr 20, 2020 | No Comments
With COVID-19 on my mind, I invented some silly superheroes to combat it.
Traffic is down, but speeding is up in L.A. during the pandemic. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
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More Drivers Speed Under COVID-19, Speed Law Reform Is More Needed

By Joe Linton | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments
Under COVID-19, fewer drivers on the road means more speeding. Cities need state speed law reforms to ensure that dangerous speeding doesn't outlast the current pandemic.
Rendering of future Wilshire/Rodeo Purple Line station in Beverly Hills - via Metro
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Beverly Hills and Metro Look to Speed Subway Construction During COVID-19 Traffic Lull

By Joe Linton | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments
A proposal to take advantage of decreased traffic could save 6 months on Purple Line subway construction
My garden is a source of some solace in the uncertainties of the coronavirus outbreak. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
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One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 15 – Mask Vendors and Gardening

By Joe Linton | Mar 27, 2020 | No Comments
Today is the fifth entry in a series of occasional journal-type posts about what's happening regarding coronavirus in one SBLA editor's neck of the woods.
FoothillTransitBus
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Southern California Transit Agencies Respond to COVID-19 Ridership Declines

By Joe Linton | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments
Many L.A. County transit agencies have reduced bus service during the coronavirus pandemic. Some have suspended fare collection and mandated riders board via buses' back door.
Virus captured from CDC video "Coronavirus Explained! (for kids)"
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Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 7 – Explaining Coronavirus to Kids

By Joe Linton | Mar 17, 2020 | No Comments
Today is the second entry in a series of journal-type posts about what's happening regarding coronavirus in one SBLA editor's neck of the woods.
The HSR Cedar Viaduct in South Fresno. Photo: CAHSRA
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High-Speed Rail Central Valley Director Diana Gomez on Bakersfield-Palmdale Section Plan

By Joe Linton | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments
Bakersfield-Palmdale CAHSR utilizes a maximum gradient of 2.8 percent. There are 9 tunnels totalling 10.75 miles; the longest is approximately 2.5 miles. There are 15.25 miles of aerial structures.
Bicycling and bike-share are looking like important ways to get around during the Coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
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Bicycling During the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Joe Linton | Mar 13, 2020 | No Comments
What about bicycling duing the coronavirus pandemic?
Transit agencies are taking a proactive approach to coronavirus
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Transit and the Pandemic

By Joe Linton | Mar 11, 2020 | No Comments
Los Angeles may be weeks or months away from major large-scale virus impacts, but fear, apprehension, anticipation, expectation, hoarding, and even racism, discrimination, and paranoia are already present.
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