Newsom Vetoes Bill to Align Transportation Funding with Climate Goals
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Assemblymember Laura Friedman's A.B. 2438 would have required California's transportation funding programs to incorporate strategies from the state's Climate Action Plan for Transportation Investment.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Neither Mayoral Candidate Supports Measure ULA – United To House L.A. (LAT)
…lots of community groups do support ULA – endorsed by Streetsblog L.A. - New Bike Lane On First Street In Little Tokyo (Biking in L.A.)
- LAX Finishes Final People Mover Pedestrian Bridge (Daily Breeze, AV Times)
- Three C (Green) Line Stations Closing Temporarily This Weekend (Daily Breeze)
- Cal State Northridge Parking Is Too Expensive (Sundial)
- Carnage: Florence Hit-and-Run Driver Hits, Drags, Kills Cyclist (CBS)
…Dump Truck Driver Runs Over Woman In Sun Valley (Daily News) - Newsom Vetoes Bill Forgiving Unhoused People’s Parking Tickets (LAT)
- Street Vendors Celebrate Passage Of S.B. 972 (LongBeachIze)
- How To Request Speed Bumps (LAist)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- San Dimas Lawsuit Over Gold Line Station Parking (SGV Tribune)
- E-Bike-Share Comes To the SGV (SGV Tribune)
- LASD Gangs Hearing: Sheriff Harassed Witnesses And Whistleblowers (Witness L.A.)
- East End Of C (Green) Line Replaced By Bus Bridge This Weekend (The Source)
- Bribery Complaint Filed Against Councilmember Negrete (Santa Monica Next)
- 40-Story Residential Tower Proposed By Metro Wilshire/La Brea Station (Urbanize)
- Carnage: Driver Kills Pedestrian and Three Dogs In Downtown L.A. (Daily News, KTLA5)
…One Person Killed In Multi-Car Crash On 605 Freeway In Cerritos (2UrbanGirls)
…Cypress Driver Who Killed Man (Who Tried To Kill Cat) Charged With Murder (LAT)
…Driver Who Killed LB Student Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter (LB Post) - So Cal Gas Prices Jump Higher (KTLA5)
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Where Metro and Caltrans Are Widening the 405 Freeway
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And how agencies are chopping 405 Freeway expansion projects up into short segments to avoid scrutiny
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Resurfacing Done, Protected Bike Lanes Coming To San Vicente Blvd (@streetsforall Twitter)
- More On Caltrans Demolishing Encino Pedestrian Bridge (LAT)
- More On Metro October 7 K Line Opening (Sentinel)
- More On SGV Transit Study Update (Urbanize)
- West Covina Approves Uber Program For Seniors (SGV Tribune)
- Carnage: Driver Strikes, Kills Red-Light Running E-Scooter Rider In LB (LB Post)
…Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Bicyclist In Pomona (2UrbanGirls)
…Hit-and-Run Driver Dragged Redondo Beach Cyclist A Half Block (Biking in L.A.) - 5-Story Mixed-Use Under Construction By K Line Leimert Park Station (Urbanize)
- CA Has Highest Vehicular Violation Ticket Fines In US (L.A. Taco)
- Triple-Digit Heatwave Continues In So Cal (LAT, SC Signal)
…LAUSD To Green Schoolyards Against Extreme Heat (LAist)
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This Week In Livable Streets
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L.A. River path, North San Fernando Valley Transit project, Big Dalton Wash Trail groundbreaking, and more
Eyes On The Street: Newly Protected Bike Lanes on Venice Boulevard
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LADOT upgraded 0.7 miles of existing Venice Boulevard bike lanes between La Cienega Boulevard and National Boulevard - with plans to extend protection further west this winter
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Pasadena Reviewing Fate Of Canceled 710 Freeway Housing (Pasadena Now)
- South L.A. Community Plan Update Aims To Shift Development To Commercial Corridors (Urbanize)
- California Ends Parking Mandates At Transit-Rich Locations (LAT)
- Southeast L.A. Toxic Tours Teach About Pollution And Resistance (LAist)
- 8 Places To Bike In Southern California (LAT)
…9 Groups To Bike So Cal With (LAT) - Metro Joint Development Supportive Housing Under Construction In Boyle Heights (Urbanize)
- L.A. Keeps Taking Steps Toward Banning Neighborhood Oil Drilling (Daily News)
- Carnage: Driver Hits, Kills Teen In Quartz Hill (AV Times)
- Ancient Landslide Threatens Amtrak San Clemente Tracks (LAT)
- Caltrans Closing 101 In Encino To Demolish Ped Bridge (Daily News)
- This Weekend Caltrans Closing 91 Freeway For Repairs (LAT)
- So Cal Gas Prices Rising (LAT, KTLA)
- Metro
Halting Freeway WideningTo Celebrate Clean Air Day October 5 (The Source)
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Two Bus Rapid Transit concepts announced from SGV’s Transit Feasibility Study
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An extensive east-west BRT route has been imagined for Valley Blvd, and a shorter one for Rosemead Blvd, but numerous other transit improvements were included too, with connections to colleges and train stations.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- More On October 7 K/Crenshaw Line Opening (The Source, LAT, Daily News)
- United To House L.A. Could Fund Housing Needs (L.A. Taco)
- County Ends Mask Mandate On Transit (LAT)
- Metro Approves Motion To Advance Bus/BRT/Rail On Vermont (Daily News)
- Advisory Commission Approves Pasadena Ped Plan (Pasadena Now)
- Metrolink Train Stalled Due To Wire Theft (Daily News)
- Carnage: Driver Killed In Two Car Crash In Lancaster (AV Times)
…Two People Killed In Wilmington Car Crash (LAT) - Pasadena Plans Events For 2022 Walktober (Pasadena Now)
- South L.A. TikTok-er Miche1ada Glorifies Bicycling (LAT)
- Angelino Heights Opposes Filming Glorifying Deadly Illegal Street Racing (LAT)
Streetsblog L.A. will be off Monday October 26 for Rosh Hashanah – back on Tuesday October 27
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Save the Date: Streetsie Awards Reception with Supervisor Holly Mitchell on October 12
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Mark your calendar: Streetsblog will honor Supervisor Holly Mitchell on Wednesday October 12 at at Mercado La Paloma from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.