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Metro Evaluating Phasing Eastside Gold Line Extension to Whittier
The 9-mile Eastside Gold Line light rail extension is expected to cost $6.1-6.5 billion, so construction could be phased, with a shorter initial segment
February 17, 2022
Committee Approves Metro Station Bike Parking Contract
Metro is upgrading keyed lockers to digital ones, expanding 850 existing station lockers to 1,000 new e-lockers
February 16, 2022
L.A. City Council Transportation Committee Approves Unprecedented Speed Limit Reductions
LADOT General Manager Reynolds stated that though "this is a great day" speed limit reform advocacy is not done, because "the 85th percentile rule needs to go away entirely."
February 15, 2022
New Bike Lanes Installed on North Figueroa in Cypress Park
The new North Figueroa bike lanes extend 0.8 miles from Avenue 26 to Marmion Way/Pasadena Avenue.
February 14, 2022
L.A. Planning to Reduce Speed Limits on 177 Miles of City Streets
Under a new state law, A.B. 43, LADOT determined that speed limit reductions were warranted on 77 street segments totaling 177.2 miles.
February 11, 2022
Some Questions About Metro’s Proposed North Hollywood Station Development
NoHo joint development would be great - if it included more affordable housing, less parking, quality bikeway connections, and lots of people walking
February 10, 2022
Broad Motion by Homelessness Hardliner Takes Aim at Streetside Bike Sales and Repairs; Council Critics Call Out Political Theater
In which CM Krekorian details how annoyed he was when police asked him why he believed the bikes he saw at an encampment were stolen.
February 9, 2022
New Bike Lanes on Yosemite Drive in Eagle Rock
The "Slow Yosemite" improvements a relatively rare asymmetric bikeway - a new uphill bike lane, with sharrows in the downhill direction
February 9, 2022
Homeowner Groups: Metro Sepulveda Rail Will Destroy Neighborhoods
Westside homeowners don't want subway tunnels. Valley homeowners don't want aerial trains.
February 7, 2022
Glendale Blvd Hit-and-Run Crash Highlights Need for Safety Improvements
If Caltrans is serious about its professed commitment to safety, multi-modal transportation, and complete streets, it should take some kind of immediate action to fix the situation.
February 3, 2022
