This Week In Livable Streets
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COVID-19 South L.A. Community Conference Call, and daily L.A. County COVID-19 briefings
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- COVID-19 Headlines: Metro Moves To Back-Door Bus Boarding (The Source)
…LADOT Moves To Back-Door DASH Bus Boarding, Free Fares
…Garcetti Scolds Angelenos For Not Staying Home (LAT)
…Why Many Californians Are Confused About COVID-19 Rules (LAist)
…L.A. County Communities With Positive Coronavirus Tests (LAT)
…Many L.A. County Parks and Trails Closing (Biking in L.A., CiclaValley, LAT, Garcetti Twitter)
…Where You Can Go, What You Can Do (Curbed)
…Coronavirus Expected To Make L.A. Housing Affordability Crisis Worse (LAT)
…An Open Letter To America’s Banks To Fight Pandemic (Inclusive Action)
…Urge Equity In City Response To Pandemic (Healthy L.A.) - Councilmember John Lee Should Resign Or Be Recalled (L.A. Podcast blog)
- 14-Story Homeless Housing Planned For 5th Street In DTLA (Urbanize)
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Congress Urged to Act as Pandemic Losses Threaten Transit Agencies
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A $1 trillion draft economic stabilization plan from the U.S. Senate provides no financial assistance for the nation's transit agencies, which have been bleeding red ink due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- California and Los Angeles County Order Residents To Stay At Home (LAist, LAT, Curbed, Daily News)
…What People Can and Can’t Do (LAist, LAT)
…Bicycling and Bike Shops Are Permitted (Biking in L.A.)
…L.A. County Announces Second COVID-19 Death, 231 Known Cases (Daily News)
…L.A. Announces 13 Rec Centers That Will House Homeless Neighbors (LAist) - City Council Corruption Scandal: Fundraiser Pleads Guilty To Bribing Councilmember (LAist, LAT, Daily News)
- City Council Approves Signal Prioritization For Metro E Line (Downtown News)
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Metro Responds to COVID-19 So Far: Ridership Down, Modest Service Reductions
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Metro ridership is down 50-60% under COVID-19. The agency has cut bus and rail service, but, at this time, is not considering halting transit services
During COVID-19, Lime and Bird pull back; Spin steps up
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In the midst of a pandemic, is micromobility another way to spread the virus — or more important than ever before?
Pedaling during a pandemic: How to make cycling part of your self-care routine
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The coronavirus threat is a crisis, but it's also an opportunity to discover or rediscover the physical, mental, and emotional health benefits of cycling.
COVID-19: What’s Happening with Transit in California?
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This is just the beginning; expect more changes as the days go by. For now, transit operators are still providing essential service, with only a few adjustments.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Some COVID-19 Cases Not Tested As Tests Still Being Triaged (LAT)
- L.A. Already Effectively Shelter In Place (Curbed)
- L.A. Plans Shelters In Rec Centers (Curbed)
- Due to Driver COVID-19 Concerns Montebello Trims Bus Service (SGV Tribune)
- Less Freeway Car Traffic Means More Speeding and Severe Crashes (LAT)
- April CicLAvia Canceled (Biking in L.A.)
- It’s Safe To Walk, Hike, Bike (LAT)
…but writer doesnt really acknowledge bicycling as transportation - Metrolink Receives $10.7M Grant For Burbank, Glendale Improvements (The Hub)
- Covina Homeowners Sue Over 10 Freeway Expansion Impacts (SGV Tribune)
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One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 8 – Time to Shelter in Place
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Isolating with or without neighbor kids, 46 new L.A. County cases, and shelter in place is on the way
Until Chicago and Illinois leaders step up with a “shelter in place” order, here’s how to stay safe
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Most Chicagoland residents are unlikely to follow proper social distancing protocols until they're required to by law, but you should start doing so right now.