Skip to Content
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Log In
2900473620_c4d489333c.jpg

This cartoon, by Tom Toles of the Washington Post via Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space,
refers to DC subway funding, now under attack from conservative "think
tanks." But it could just as easily apply to transportation and public
works projects across the country, which continue to be largely overlooked despite their prior role as job generators in otherwise hard times.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog Los Angeles

Santa Monica/West L.A. Leaders Urge Caltrans to Build “Ohio to Ohio” Bike Link With Santa Monica Boulevard Rehab

While Westside officials are pushing Caltrans to add some needed bike infrastructure, their logic contradicts the City of L.A.'s efforts to dodge implementing Measure HLA.

February 6, 2026

Monterey Park to Draft Ballot Measure Banning Data Centers

After two months of heavy pushback from the community, elected officials now appear to have a united front against data center developers, and an imminent lawsuit from one of them.

February 6, 2026

Friday’s Headlines

Car-nage, WeHo K Line, Olympics, Measure ULA, La Cañada, Downey, and more

February 6, 2026

Thursday’s Headlines

ICE, LAPD, bus rider shooting, Olympics, Beverly Hills, WeHo, Metro Youth Council, LAX, car-nage, and more

February 5, 2026

L.A.’s Historic Affair with Monorails

The Sepulveda Transit Corridor monorail is not the first time that Los Angeles has flirted with - and rejected - the idea of a monorail

February 4, 2026

New Bike Lanes on Hobart Blvd in Hollywood

New Hobart lanes extend a half mile from Fountain Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard

February 4, 2026
See all posts