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Metro Hosts First Public Safety Advisory Committee Meeting
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Last night's introductory PSAC meeting included remarks by Phil Washington, Judy Gerhardt, KeAndra Cylear Dodds, and Aaron Weinstein - and introduced PSAC members, and facilitators David France and Tamika Butler
Today’s Headlines
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Manhattan Beach Condemns But Does Not Apologize For Racist Land Grab (Daily Breeze) Feds Grant $87M For BRT From Pomona To Rancho Cucamonga (SGV Tribune) LAPD Video Shows Officers Arrest Black Man In Search For White Suspect (LAT) LAPD To Pay Nearly $1.6M To Settle Three Misconduct Lawsuits (LAT) Gascón Downsizes DA Gang Unit, Faces […]
Stephanie Wiggins To Become CEO of Metro
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Stephanie Wiggins is expected to be CEO for a four-year term, with a start date between May 30, 2021 and June 14, 2021, plus two, one-year options
Today’s Headlines
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Anti-Pedestrianism and Echo Park (L.A. Walks) L.A. Public Transit Faces Challenges (LAT) More On State Bill To Remove Unneeded Parking Requirements (Los Feliz Ledger, Daily News) More On Eagle Rock Bus Rapid Transit Plans (Eastsider) Report: Steps To Close L.A. Central Jail (Witness L.A.) Carnage: Driver Killed in Head-On Crash On 138 Freeway In Pearblossom […]
Post-COVID Metro Transit Ridership Recovering, While Service Lags
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The state and county's relatively rapid steps toward re-opening are proceeding more quickly than Metro's slow crawl to restore transit service. The result is likely to be overcrowded buses.
Bill Would Eliminate Problematic Minimum Parking Requirements
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Among the unintended consequences of minimum parking requirements are: more driving, more traffic, more delays for everyone including transit, longer distances between destinations, more fuel use and emissions, more difficulty and danger for people who are not in cars, and much higher housing costs.