CicLAvia Pico Union – Open Thread
Several thousand people - of all ages including many families with kids - took to a mile and a half of car-free Pico Boulevard
Metro Operations Committee Approves Lyft Bike-Share Contract
The Metro Operations Committee unanimously approved a five-year $200M contract with Lyft to operate Metro Bike Share
Metro Expands Bus Lane Automated Ticketing to Olive/Grand in DTLA
Never park in a bus-only lane. Never park at a bus stop.
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Metro Responds to Missing Downtown Connector Bikeways: Agency Followed Undefined Plans, Prioritized Getting Drivers to Freeway
Metro didn't follow its own designs or city-approved CEQA-approved street standards - instead implementing not clearly defined changes that added car capacity - and omitted bike and walk facilities
No City for Old Men: L.A. Police Commission finds lung-collapsing blow to chest of unarmed Black 60-year-old “in policy”
Although Officer Brian Kolke failed to voluntarily report the use of force and prolonged Earl Roots' agony for several hours, he only received a comment card on his personnel file
Metro’s Orwellian Take: Adding Miles of New Lanes to the 710 Freeway Is Not Expanding the Freeway
Metro claims "no [710 Freeway] expansion whatsoever" - and - at the same time Metro says they won't rule out demolishing homes
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This Week In Livable Streets
CicLAvia Pico Union, Rail-2-Rail opening, Metro board committees, Bike to Work Day, and more.
Beach Streets West Long Beach – Open Thread
Long Beach's first West LB Beach Streets saw thousands of people take to the car-free streets, mostly via bicycle, but also many on foot, skates, scooters, and more
