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Metro ridership, Wilshire Blvd., Boyle Hts., unarmed response, Santa Monica, Pasadena, street takeovers, microtransit, car-nage, and more

By Joe Linton

9:51 AM PDT on March 17, 2025

Metro Bus on Vermont Avenue. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Metro Ridership Grew 27 Consecutive Months (SBLA Bluesky)
Wilshire Is Now Closed For 3 Weeks In Beverly Hills For Metro Construction (The Source, KTLA, KCAL, NBC4)
Boyle Heights 6th Street Getting Green St. Upgrades (BH Beat)
L.A.’s Unarmed Response Programs Face Budget Pressure (LAist)
L.A. Podcast Talks Homelessness, COVID, Corruption, Metro, and More
Santa Monica Looks To Stop Double Parking (SMDP)
Pasadena Council Looks To Encourage ADUs (Pasadena Now)
Santa Clarita Concerns Over E-Bike/E-Motorbike Dangers (SC Signal)
8-Story 318-Apt. 194-Parking Project Planned By Wilshire/Vt. Station (Urbanize)
L.A. County Street Takeovers Increased Dramatically In 2024 (Downey Patriot)
Metro Micro Contract Change Means New App (The Source)
- Same wasteful few-riders high-operations-costs program, though
Carnage: Driver Crashes Off Vista Del Mar Bluff Onto Beach Killing Ped (LAT, KTLA, KCAL, NBC4)
- Deadly 101 Freeway Crash In Camarillo (KABC)
- Driver Injures Valencia Pedestrian (SC Signal)
- Person Injured In Santa Clarita Solo-Car Crash (SC Signal)
- Driver Crashes Into Florence-Firestone Home (KTLA)
- Driver Shears Hydrant, Water Damages Store Building (KTLA, KABC)
Trump’s Embrace Hurts Tesla In Key Markets (LAist)

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