Joe Linton
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Advocates Call for Metro’s NexGen Bus Re-Org to Invest in World-Class Bus Network
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Advocates are calling on Metro's NextGen Bus Study to invest in the bus network, to improve equity and transparency, to coordinate with cities, and to study how to expand service.
Car-Centric Biases Show in Coverage of Deadly Hit-and-Run Car-Scooter Crash
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Mainstream media coverage of L.A. County's first e-scooter death calls it a "hit-and-run accident." No.
This Week In Livable Streets
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Tweed Ride, YIMBY panel, Crenshaw North, Metro meetings and more
LADOT Operating New ‘LAnow’ MicroTransit Shuttle in Westside Neighborhoods
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LAnow is an on-demand shared-ride pilot shuttle service operating in Del Rey, Mar Vista, Palms, and Venice.
Cartoon Tuesday: Fractured Rib Funnies
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SBLA editor Joe Linton crashed off his bicycle, fracturing a rib.
L.A. County Seeks Input on Draft Vision Zero Action Plan
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Submit comments by March 31 on L.A. County's Vision Zero Action Plan which identifies collision corridors and improvements to make them safer
Councilmember Gil Cedillo Proposes E-Scooter Ban in His District
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City Councilmember Gil Cedillo wants to exclude his district from LADOT's dockless e-scooter pilot program starting this month
This Week In Livable Streets
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Jane Jacobs, March Forth, Union Station
CicLAvia Culver City, Mar Vista + Palms – Open Thread
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Morning rain cleared up in time for another excellent CicLAvia festival on 6.5 miles of streets in L.A. and Culver City
Move L.A. Proposes New Four-County Clean Air Sales Tax
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Move L.A. proposes a half-cent clean air sales tax measure in 2020 to raise about $1.5B per year for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, including counties of L.A., Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino.
Metro Board Approves Studies of Congestion Pricing and TNC Fees
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Today's Metro approvals represent small steps forward for congestion pricing, TNC fees, and project acceleration. Time well tell what will actually get implemented.
Transportation Committee Denies Mar Vista Venice Blvd Legal Challenge
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L.A.'s Transportation Committee supported the Mar Vista Venice Boulevard great streets project, denying a legal appeal and affirming it is exempt from CEQA review.