Joe Linton
Recent Posts
Metro Approves Transit Policing Contract Extension, While Setting Up Some Shift to Alternatives
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The one year contract extension combines with other Metro approvals to queue up a planned partial shift of resources away from armed law enforcement to a community safety approach
Metro Leaders Make False Claims at North County 5 Freeway Widening Groundbreaking
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Does anyone really believe that this freeway expansion will really clean the air? Advance equity? Is suburban highway widening any kind of equity model for other projects in the region and the state?
More Progress on the New Sixth Street Viaduct
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Nearly all of the 20 iconic arches now appear complete
Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lane on Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.
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The new southbound Grand Avenue bus lane extends just over one mile - from Hope Place to Pico Boulevard. It forms a couplet with a northbound bus lane on Olive Street.
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro board, Expo bike/walk path, Metro transit policing, Place It!, and more
Sheriff Villanueva Is Opposing Metro’s Slow Moves Toward Transit Policing Reform
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Metro transit policing will be on next week's board meeting, though the reform process will continue to be before the board in the coming year as Metro's five-year multi-agency policing contract comes up for renewal
Metro Celebrates Completion of Rosa Parks Station Revamp
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"I think sister Parks would be proud," declared Supervisor Holly Mitchell
Controller Galperin Finds L.A. City Sidewalk Repair Program in Need of Reforms
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There are 50,000 reported sidewalk problems that haven’t been addressed
Metro CEO Wiggins Moves Highway Program Under Planning – To Encourage Multimodal Projects
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In order to encourage multi-modal projects, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins recently moved highway projects under the agency's department of Countywide Planning & Development.
This Week In Livable Streets
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Council District 13 mobility debate, World Day of Remembrance, Metro board, Santa Ana community development, CoMotion L.A., River path, Eastside Gold Line, Metro Gender Action Plan, and more
L.A. Times Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
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In five states - California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas - the Times found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods
Wednesday Round-Up: 710 Widening Task Force, 110 Flyover Scoping, Speed Limits, and More
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Metro 710 Freeway widening task force, Metro/Caltrans 110 Freeway flyover, Speed Limits, Slow Streets, and new bikeway on Airport Boulevard