Joe Linton
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Park(ing) Day L.A. 2019 Round-Up
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Parking spaces were turned into mini-parks in Mid-City West, Westwood, and downtown L.A.
Metro Operations Chief Says He Received “No Feedback” on Expo Overcrowding
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Social media is abuzz with posts on crowed Expo Line trains. When pressed, Metro operations leadership committed to continuously monitoring and reacting to on-street reality
Committee Narrowly Approves HHH Funding for Chatsworth Housing, Over Opposition From Councilmember Lee
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Councilembers Harris-Dawson, Ryu, and Bonin broke council ranks to fund Chatsworth apartments that Councilmember Lee pushed to delay.
Metro Committee OKs Moving Forward with DTLA L.A. River Path Environmental Studies
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The ~$400M 8-mile gap closure bike/walk path will result in a 30-mile bikeway from Long Beach to Griffith Park
Fact Check: Will BRT Automatically Trigger Corridor Up-Zoning? Not Anywhere Near as Much as Opponents Say It Will
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BRT won't automatically up-zone entire corridors and bring giant new six-story canyons of towering apartment buildings. L.A.'s TOC incentives do help the city add affordable housing where it's most needed.
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro meetings, Park(ing) Day, Culver City walking and bicycling meeting, Global Climate Strike
Santa Monica Coast Open Streets 2019 Open Thread
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Two miles of Santa Monica streets were closed to cars and open to bicycling, walking, skating, and much more. The all-ages event attracted lots of families.
Adding Insult to Injury, Metro to Re-Open Reduced-Service Blue Line a Month Late
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Metro announced a month delay to re-opening the Blue Line - but the word "delay" does not appear in Metro's announcement
This Week In Livable Streets
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Santa Monica Coast open streets, Sunland ghost bike, bike Baldwin Park, homeless services job fair, and Eastside Gold Line
Expo Line Trains Are Overcrowded Since Metro Cut Service 25 Percent
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Thanks to service cuts, the Expo Line is so crowded nobody's riding it anymore
New River Bike Path Segment Opens in Studio City
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L.A. city opened a new half-mile of L.A. River bike path extending from Whitsett Avenue to Coldwater Canyon Avenue in Studio City
Fix the City Files Lawsuit Against L.A.’s Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentives
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The nimby lawsuit alleges that the city approved affordable housing incentives improperly, and that guidelines exceed what voters approved in Measure JJJ