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Today’s Clips
By Damien Newton |
Metro Considering Sales Tax Ballot Initiative (Daily News) Times’ Smog Story Full of Hot Air (City Beat) Yesterday’s Times Bike Debate (Times) SM Paper: Move Ahead on HOT Lanes (Daily Breeze) HOT Lanes Are on The Fast Track (Times, Daily News, Mercury News) Santa Monica Needs to Reinvest in Sidewalks (SM Daily Press) Toll Agency […]
Express Lanes Hearings
By Damien Newton |
Metro will hold a series of public hearings in March and April to gather public input on the Metro ExpressLanes program designed to alleviate congestion and provide new and better travel options on two of LA County’s busiest freeways. Metro, in partnership with Caltrans, embarked on a one-year demonstration program that converted 11 miles of […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
By Damien Newton |
This is a funny week for events, trapped between Passover, Easter, Cesar Chavez Day and April Fool’s Day. That being said, there’s some big stuff on the calendar, including a major series of debates on the candidates for the remaining City Council offices, Controller and City Attorney next Monday. Tuesday – The Transit Coalition will host […]
Santa Clarita Puts Down Bike Lanes, Some Residents Not Happy
By Damien Newton |
The bike lane looks good to me. Video via SCV Talk In June of 2008, the City of Santa Clarita passed a Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, basically a Bike Master Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan rolled into one document, by a 5-0 vote. Cyclists were happy, pedestrians were happy and city staff was able to take […]
Does LADOT Headquarters Know What’s Happening in District Offices? (Updated 4:55 P.M.)
By Damien Newton |
Can you see the streets from LADOT’s offices in Caltrans’ Death Star? Photo: Leighton Group (Update: the LADOT responded just before "closing time" today. Here is their official response: The information provided yesterday is accurate and still stands: the Department has no current plans to remove any portion of the bike lane or to install […]
Thoughts While Riding the Expo Bike Lane
By Damien Newton |
Last week, I had a chance to ride on the recently-installed bike lane that runs parallel to the Expo Light Rail Line in South Los Angeles from USC to La Cienega Boulevard. At first, the lanes run on Exposition Boulevard until La Brea where they shoot up to Jefferson Boulevard. There has already been some […]