Joe Linton
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Some Urban Observations From My Mexico Vacation
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Lots of great examples that can inspire livability improvements all over - from open streets to BRT to bike-share to highly walkable streets
This Week in Livable Streets
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Metro board, San Pedro bike tour, Sixth Street Viaduct art, single-family zoning, and short bike films.
626 Golden Streets Mission to Mission – Open Thread
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Tens of thousands of people enjoyed yesterday's 626 Golden Streets 'Mission to Mission' five-mile-long open streets festival through South Pasadena, Alhambra, and San Gabriel
LADOT Hosts Traffic Safety Pop-Up Installations
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LADOT hosted pop-up traffic calming installations in Koreatown and Westlake - hopefully these will lead to permanent upgrades
Good Samaritan Hosts 16th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles
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Clerics delivered various blessings and prayers - from many religious traditions, in many languages - all affirming those who bike
Interview with John Yi, New Executive Director of Los Angeles Walks
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John Yi is the new Executive Director of Los Angeles Walks, Southern California’s premier walk advocacy nonprofit. Yi has a long background in nonprofit and community organizing work. He took the helm last month, after L.A. Walks’ first Executive Director, Emilia Crotty, departed to return to the East Coast. This interview was conducted via email earlier this month. […]
This Week In Livable Streets
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It's Bike Week - including Bike-to-Work Day, Blessing of the Bikes, 626 Golden Streets, and more!
Councilmember Ryu Seeks Input on Silver Lake Traffic Safety – Focused on Rowena, Waverly, Angus
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LADOT and consultants recommend traffic-calming measures to curb "cut-through traffic"
Last Chance to Buy Tickets for Tomorrow’s Streetsblog Awards Dinner!
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Rounding Out CBS Metro Employee Sauna Story – How Budgets Should Prioritize Transit Riders
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CBS was critical of Metro looking into a $200,000 sauna (which it ultimately didn't pursue), but missed larger issues that impact bus riders
Metro Board Updates: 210 Freeway Barrier, Vermont Transit, and More
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Metro approved studying Vermont Avenue rail and BRT, 210 Freeway barrier design, and South Bay fiber optic lines - but postponed a NoHo-Pasadena BRT vote.
Metro Board to Vote on Pasadena-to-North Hollywood Bus Rapid Transit
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Tomorrow the Metro board is expected to vote to proceed with environmental studies for NoHo-Pasadena BRT. The preferred alternative would be street-running, though parts of the alignment are still not finalized.