Joe Linton

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Metro is recommending new fees on TNC rides, including Lyft and Uber. Photo: Flickr/Raido Kaldma

Also in Metro’s 28 by 2028 Funding Proposal: New Mobility Fees – Mostly on Lyft, Uber

By Joe Linton | Jan 25, 2019 | 6 Comments

Metro is recommending new fees on Uber, Lyft, and private shared devices - e-scooters, e-bikes, and bike-share.

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Jan 22, 2019

Homeless count, Metro board, River bike path, NextGen bus study and more

The Arroyo Seco bike/walk path is damaged, apparently from last week's heavy rains. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetblog L.A.

Eyes on the Path: Arroyo Seco Bike/Walk Path Damaged, But Passable

By Joe Linton | Jan 22, 2019 | 3 Comments

A portion of the Northeast L.A. Arroyo Seco in-channel walk/bike path was damaged. The facility remains passable.

This year construction is expected to get underway to extend the Foothill Gold Line. Pomona Station rendering via Gold Line Construction Authority

Metro Committee Supports Next Foothill Gold Line Phase To Pomona

By Joe Linton | Jan 18, 2019 | 5 Comments

The next phase of Foothill Gold Line construction will get underway this year - it could go to Pomona or La Verne - depending on funding and politics

Slide from Michael Manville's congestion pricing presentation

The Benefits of Congestion Pricing

By Joe Linton | Jan 16, 2019 | 24 Comments

Metro CEO Phil Washington to present recommendations for a congestion pricing pilot next week

L.A. County is considering banning e-scooters in unincorporated areas. Photo of Santa Monica e-scooter corral - by Gary Kavanagh

Supervisor Barger Proposes E-Scooter Ban In Unincorporated County

By Joe Linton | Jan 14, 2019 | 2 Comments

Supervisor Barger's motion calls for e-scooters to immediately cease and desist... but is it enforceable?

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Jan 14, 2019

County e-scooter ban proposal, Metro committees, NextGen bus service reorganization meetings, car-free storytelling, and more!

Eli Kaufman is the new Executive Director of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition. Photo via LACBC

A Short Interview with New L.A. County Bike Coalition Director Eli Kaufman

By Joe Linton | Jan 11, 2019 | 3 Comments

Yesterday, the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition announced that Eli Akira Kaufman is now the organization’s new executive director. Kaufman studied at UCLA and Oberlin College. In recent years, Kaufman has worked for Film Independent, GOOD, and River L.A., as well as Swell Creative Group, where he helped produce the successful campaign to pass Measure W, […]