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Magnolia, Preemption, and Broadway Provide Early Tests for Mayor’s Climate Directive

By Damien Newton | Feb 13, 2020 | No Comments

Fortunately, there have been several stories in the news just this week where Garcetti can show his commitment to fighting climate change in a more real way than signing an executive order.

LADOT Moves to Make Trains Move Faster on Expo, but Hasn’t Considered Signal Preemption

By Damien Newton | Feb 12, 2020 | No Comments

At the request of the City Council, LADOT has been working on a plan and pilot to improve the run-times of the oft-delayed and slow-moving E-Line (Expo) trains in Downtown Los Angeles. Earlier today, LADOT presented the results of their pilot program tinkering with light timing at Normandie and Exposition and got approval to expand […]

Garcetti Earns Headlines for Climate Directive, But He’s Running Out of Time to Lead

By Damien Newton | Feb 11, 2020 | No Comments

“The science could not be clearer and the stakes could not be higher.... There is literally no time to waste."

SGV Connect 57: Metro’s Plans for Buses and the Gold Line Eastside Extension

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Feb 7, 2020 | No Comments

Learn about Metro's plans to extend the Eastside Gold Line, and Metro's systemwide NextGen bus network redesign

Silicon Valley sprawl. This kind of building pattern is caused, in large part, by zoning restrictions that force cities to grow out rather than up. SB50 was meant to start correcting this. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Transit Housing Bill, SB50, Fails for Second Time in Two Days

By Roger Rudick and Damien Newton | Jan 31, 2020 | No Comments

There was one last chance to push it through, but Wiener couldn't get the votes

SGV Connect 56 – New Plans for Arrow Highway, Connect SoCal and Transportation Planning in Pasadena

By Damien Newton | Jan 21, 2020 | No Comments

Kris speaks with Kome Ajise about planning in the SCAG region. Damien talks VMT with Joe Linton.

SGV Connect 55 – Francisco Ojeda and Melanie Curry on What’s Coming Next

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Jan 14, 2020 | No Comments

Welcome to the first episode of SGV Connect in 2020! This week's episode features Francisco Ojeda of Active SGV and Melanie Curry of Streetsblog California discussing the big stories of 2019 and what we can look forward to in 2020.

LADOT Proposes Finally Metering Car Parking on Abbot Kinney

By Damien Newton | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

A proposal from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation would price parking in this tony neighborhood to keep some spaces open.

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LAPD Continues to Investigate Bombs Left at Future Bridge Housing Project in Venice

By Damien Newton | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

Update: The CD 11 Council Office wrote to correct the timing of the opening of the bridge housing project in Venice. The site will complete construction later this month and could be open as soon as February. Last Thursday evening, security for the bridge housing project under construction in Venice called the LAPD to investigate […]

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