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South L.A. Celebrates Slate-Z’s Promise Zone Designation; Prepares to Roll up Sleeves and Get to Work
If at first you don't succeed in winning the Promise Zone designation from the Obama administration, try, try again.
June 7, 2016
How Can L.A. Sheriffs Support Buses and Bikes Sharing Bus-Only Lanes?
On bus-only lane signage in Los Angeles, there is a little two-word section at the bottom that reads, "BIKES OK."
June 3, 2016
City of Duarte’s Free Rails-to-Trails Gold Line Shuttle Open Saturdays in June
Los Angeles’s surrounding mountain ranges are often overlooked in the county’s popularized image as a smog-ridden, freeway megalopolis with admired Pacific beaches.
June 3, 2016
Today’s Beverly Hills vs. Metro Subway Court Hearing Inconclusive
At a federal court hearing this morning, attorneys for Beverly Hills and Metro clashed, but did not arrive at any conclusive outcome. It appears that Metro will likely need to do some additional environmental review (a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement or SEIS) before proceeding with construction on phase 2 of the Purple Line Subway extension, which is planned to tunnel below the city of Beverly Hills with stations in Beverly Hills and Century City.
June 1, 2016
Metro Awards Contract for Environmental Study and Design of Phase I of Rail-to-River Bike Path
As bike month comes to a close, we have some good news for South L.A. cyclists. At yesterday's Metro Board meeting, a $2 million contract was awarded to Cityworks Design to begin working on plans for a 6.4 mile segment of the Rail-to-River bike path project (segments A-1, A-2, and A-3, above).
May 27, 2016
Metro Approves New College Student Transit Pass Pilot Program
At yesterday morning’s Metro board meeting the proposed pilot college student pass program was passed with resounding unanimous approval. Board members and students representing a broad coalition of L.A. County colleges expressed excitement and optimism for the approved pilot program, which intends to expand ridership and increase program accessibility through partnerships with colleges.
May 27, 2016
Metro Not Quite Ready for First/Last Mile Funding for Purple Line Phase 2
Just when the Metro board was on the verge of adopting a policy to incorporate first/last mile, including bike and walk, connections into "the planning, design, and construction of all [Metro] transit projects," Metro staff postponed including first/last mile connections to the second phase of Purple Line subway expansion.
May 26, 2016
Metro Sets Date To Launch DTLA Bike-Share: July 7
Downtown L.A. will get a little more bike-friendly with the launch of Metro bike-share, just announced for Thursday, July 7, 2016. Metro bike-share will include 1000+ bikes at 65 docking stations. The system is expected to expand to Pasadena in 2017, and other areas in future years.
May 25, 2016
Manuel Pastor’s Recommendations for Metro’s 2016 Ballot Measure
At Move L.A.'s Transportation Conversation 8 yesterday, USC professor Manuel Pastor had a list of recommendations for Metro as the agency seeks to finalize and pass its anticipated $120 billion November sales tax measure. For many years, Pastor has been an important voice for equity and justice. Adopting his recommendations would go a long way to truly embedding equity in coming decades of Metro expenditures.
May 24, 2016
Open Thread: Expo Phase Two Grand Opening
The day Los Angeles transit enthusiasts have been waiting for finally arrived this morning when the 6.6 mile extension of the Expo line opened, bringing passenger rail back to the westside of L.A. County for the first time since 1953.
May 20, 2016