Jonathan Weiss
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Already Delayed Expo Line Bike Path Gap Closure Delayed Again
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This week, LADOT issued another update - kicking the timeline a year down the road: "Construction is anticipated to begin Spring 2024."
The Westwood Neighborhood Greenway Is Now Complete
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The two-acre site, straddling the Metro E Line, cleanses urban runoff before it flows into the Santa Monica Bay
It Took a Village to Make This Overland Avenue Crosswalk Safer
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Several modest improvements - new signage, pedestrian head-start signal, flashing yellow right-turn arrow - made one well-used Westside crosswalk much safer
E-Lockers Can Help Curb Bike Theft at Metro Stations
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Few lockers and plenty of bike theft along the Expo Line. E-lockers could help make first/last mile bicycling a more reliable option.
Koretz Takes Credit for Expo Line, While Spreading Blame for Its Flaws
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Paul Koretz has delivered is the worst section of the Expo Line. Koretz’ section has a mile-long gap in the bike path. Koretz’ section has kids walking in the street because of a missing sidewalk between the Palms Station and Lycée Français High School.
Why LADOT Won’t Have Its Portion of the Expo Bikeway Done Anytime Soon
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I am City Councilmember Paul Koretz’ appointee to the City of Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC). Former councilmember Jack Weiss (no relation) appointed me in 2006; Paul Koretz kept me on. The BAC charter says, “The purpose of the BAC is to act in an advisory capacity to the Mayor, City Council Members, and […]
Daylight at the End of the Culvert: Great News for the Expo Greenway
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(On Tuesday night, an email from our friend Jonathan Weiss appeared in the Streetsblog inbox celebrating what appears to be a successful conclusion to the Expo Greenway proposal to create an environmentally friendly water garden. Weiss’s email can be found below. For more Streetsblog coverage of the Greenway, click here. For more coverage of this […]