Joe Linton
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This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro board meeting, Caltrans Active Transportation Plan, L.A. bus stops, Beverly Hills bike lanes, and more: Varies – L.A. County Public Health’s 2 p.m. COVID-19 briefings are now generally on Mondays and Wednesdays. Watch at the County Channel, Channel 94 on most cable systems, or via the County of Los Angeles Facebook page, where broadcast briefings […]
CEO Stephanie Wiggins Pledges to Change Metro Culture, Put Transit Customer Experience First
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"I have discovered that our [Metro's] culture is apathetic about customer experience. And it is simply unacceptable. ...with dedication and concerted effort, this agency can put customers first in everything we do."
Metro Studying How to Make Complex Regional Connector Operate Smoothly
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In order to make Regional Connector operations smooth and reliable, Metro is looking into several upgrades that could help speed up existing light rail lines.
Pomona Families Holding Out Against Caltrans/Metro Home Demolitions for 71 Widening
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To widen the 71, Caltrans has already demolished 15 Westmont homes, with 3 additional homes still threatened - in addition to the 6 homes the agency demolished a decade to make way for the Mission Boulevard Bridge.
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro committees, Don Shoup, 6th Street PARC, taco ride, Walk & Roll festival, and more
Metro Chair Solis and CEO Wiggins Speak on Agency Priorities
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Solis pledged to improve transit service and to reimagine highway spending. Wiggins touched on initiatives for women riders, youth, unhoused riders, and making Metro's bus system "faster, cleaner, and safer."
This Week In Livable Streets
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Gateway Cities Council of Governments freeway projects meeting, Metro Public Safety Advisory Committee meeting, and more
Bicycling L.A. with City Councilmember Nithya Raman
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"My dream for this district and for the city as a whole is that we can make it safer and easier for people to be able to move around outside of their cars: have it be not just possible, but a pleasant and beautiful experience to get around this city."
Gateway Council of Governments to Host Freeways Meeting on July 7
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Interested readers should make plans to attend the GCCOG Zoom meeting on Wednesday July 7 starting at 6 p.m.
This Week’s Metro Bus Service Changes Hit Lots of Bumps
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This week's botched NextGen implementation signals that Metro continues to fail to prioritize its bus riders
This Week In Livable Streets
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Street vendor campaign, Azusa walk plan, Ride Around Pomona, and more:
Solidarity Ride Draws Attention to Metro Bike Share Union Push
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Metro Bike Share workers, employed by Metro contractor Bicycle Transportation Systems, filed with the National Labor Relations Board to be represented by the Transport Workers Union.