Friday’s Headlines

9:16 AM PDT on July 28, 2023

Westside D (Purple) Line Extension Segment 2 construction status report – via Metro. Yesterday the Metro board approved a $134 million project budget increase bringing the total to $2.6 billion

Metro Approves Purple Line Extension 2 Cost Increase (Daily News, 2UrbanGirls)
Redondo Begins Work On Bikeway Torrance Canceled Its Portion Of (Easy Reader)
Beverly Hills Installing Bike Lanes On Doheny Drive (Biking in L.A.)
176-Unit Affordable/Supportive Mixed-Use Breaks Ground At Vermont/Manchester (Sentinel)
Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Apparently Intentionally Killed Cyclist In LB (Biking in L.A., 2UrbanGirls)
- Driver Severely Injured Youth On Scooter In Ktown (KTLA)
LB Zoning Changes Would Focus New Development on Major Corridors (LB Post)
Lancaster Announces September 16 Open Streets Event (AV Times)
Over Two-Thirds Of U.S. Population Under Heat Alerts (Axios)
- Reminder: Driving Produces Nearly Half Of L.A. County GHG Emissions

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