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At Packed Eagle Rock Meeting, Public Comment Split While BRT Foes Harrassed BRT Supporters
At Saturday's meeting Eagle Rock BRT opponents boo-ed, aggressively shouted at, confronted angrily, and harassed BRT supporters. Public comment was roughly evenly split.
July 15, 2019
NoHo-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Project Faces Misleading Eagle Rock NIMBYs
Eagle Rock BRT opponents call buses "third world." Supporters know it will serve key mobility, equity, and environmental needs.
July 11, 2019
Metro Approves Transit-to-Parks Plan, with Motion Adding Liaison, Marketing, and $1M Downpayment
Adopting the Transit to Parks Strategic Plan is a step in the right direction toward making sure the public has access to public lands
July 2, 2019
Metro Board Approves Link US Union Station Run-Through Tracks
The Metro board approved environmental studies for Union Station run-through tracks which will improve overall station efficiency for Metrolink, Amtrak, and high-speed rail.
June 27, 2019
Metro Bus Lane Projects Need Support
Send emails, attend meetings in support of Metro bus only lanes in the Valley, NELA, Pasadena, South L.A. and downtown L.A.
June 26, 2019
Metro To Consider Adopting Transit-to-Parks Strategic Plan
Metro's Transit to Parks plan includes various initiatives that Metro and other local agencies could do to improve transit access to parks
June 24, 2019
Metro Operations: Enforcement is Key to Bus-Only Lane Success
Eight assigned LAPD motorcycle officers have been key to the success of DTLA's Flower/Figueroa bus only lanes
June 20, 2019
Valley Gadfly Rages Against Planned Metro Bus Speed Improvements
A Valley gadfly is opposing Metro Valley BRT, alleging improved transit would cause "massive traffic jams" and "giant apartment buildings"-- but his images actually sell bus lanes
June 19, 2019
Wrongheaded High Desert Freeway Named a Top National Boondoggle
Proponents have smeared a lot of lipstick on their $8 billion, 63-mile highway project, but it's still a pig
June 18, 2019
Metro Introduces Purple Line Extension Section 2 Tunneling Machines: Harriet and Ruth
Metro tunnel machines Ruth and Harriet will soon be tunneling eastward from Century City through Beverly Hills
June 17, 2019
