Joe Linton

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How Can Metro’s Board and New CEO Wiggins Rein in Rogue Departments?

By Joe Linton | Jun 23, 2021 | No Comments

Metro CEO Wiggins takes hold of an agency at a crossroads - with Operations, Security, and Highway departments often unresponsive to the agency's stated vision.

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Jun 22, 2021 | No Comments

Metro board meeting, street vendor justice rally, Care First budget rally, Adams Boulevard safety, and more

New bus lane markings on Alvarado Street. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lanes on Alvarado Street

By Joe Linton | Jun 21, 2021 | No Comments

Installation is underway on 1.6-miles of peak-hour Alvarado Street bus lanes - extending from 7th Street (at MacArthur Park) to Sunset Boulevard (near Echo Park).

New protected bike lanes on Avocado Heights' Workman Mill Road. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A. except as noted.

Eyes on the Street: Protected Bikeway on Workman Mill Road in Avocado Heights

By Joe Linton | Jun 18, 2021 | No Comments

Workman Mill Road features two noteworthy urban innovations: protected bike lanes and rain gardens - both implemented by the L.A. County Department of Public Works

Capture from Caltrans and Metro's 71 Freeway groundbreaking video

Caltrans and Metro Break Ground On 71 Freeway Widening Through Pomona

By Joe Linton | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments

Today Caltrans and Metro celebrated a groundbreaking for a project to widen State Route 71 through Pomona. There was no on-the-ground groundbreaking, just a virtual one – a video posted to YouTube, featuring Caltrans District 7 Director Tony Tavares and a host of area elected officials. The SR-74 project will convert about 3.5 miles of […]

The Metro Expo Line through downtown L.A. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

New Signal Prioritization Improvements Save Time for E Line Trains

By Joe Linton | Jun 16, 2021 | No Comments

LADOT changes to street-running sections of the Metro E Line have resulted in an average 29 second improvement for westbound trips, and a 64 second second improvement for eastbound trips.

G Line electric bus charging at North Hollywood station. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro Taking Late Slow Steps Toward Approved Bus Electrification

By Joe Linton | Jun 15, 2021 | No Comments

A new Metro staff report gives a glimpse into Metro’s snail-like progress toward board-mandated electrification of its bus fleet. Back in July of 2017, the Metro board approved transitioning all of its ~2,500 bus fleet to be all electric by 2030. Some boardmembers were questioning if Metro buses could be all-electric before the 2028 Olympics, […]

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Jun 14, 2021 | No Comments

Metro board committee meetings, L.A. City Council T-committee, Vermont corridor rail/BRT, 710 Freeway committee, Downtown Plan, Neighborhood Council deadlines, and more

The Expo Line Bike Path Culver City station gap dogleg is indirect and makes cyclists do multiple turns on heavily trafficked streets. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Culver City Expo Bike Path Gap

By Joe Linton | Jun 14, 2021 | No Comments

Culver City and L.A. City have prioritized drivers in the area around the Culver City E Line station. This puts Expo path cyclists on an indirect detour on heavily-trafficked streets.