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Change Order Shows Cedillo Yanked Approved Spring Street Bridge Bike Lanes
"The council office has safety concerns over the lack of continuity of bicycle lanes... Therefore final restoration signing and striping will be deleted from this contract and addressed... at a later time."
January 12, 2022
Freeway News Round-Up: 710 Widening and Aesthetics, 71 and 5 Widening Snags, and Bakersfield’s Centennial Corridor
Metro's 710 widening task force met, the 710 aesthetic plan is ridiculous, 71 and 5 Freeway widening hitting snags, and mass home demolition for a Bakersfield freeway
January 11, 2022
LA Metro Board Urges $16.5 Billion Investment in Transit Infrastructure
LA Metro says the budget surplus is a "golden opportunity" to improve important projects in the region's Long Range Transportation Plan
January 4, 2022
Looking Ahead: Some L.A. Transportation Predictions for 2022
SBLA editor Joe Linton predicts Metro ridership, freeway widening, a new DTLA subway, new bus lanes, and more
December 30, 2021
Looking Back at Some Stories that Shaped 2021
COVID, new Metro leadership, resistance to freeway widening, new bus lanes, unsuccessful recall campaigns, and police accountability
December 29, 2021
L.A. City Wins Fix the City Lawsuit Against E Line Development Plan
“We urgently need more housing and we should put it close to public transit to reduce traffic congestion. This victory is an essential step in dramatically reimagining how Angelenos live, work, shop and play.”
December 28, 2021
Metro’s Student Fareless Pilot Gathering Momentum a Couple Months In
Even with a difficult roll-out - and a program that falls well short of universal fare-free transit - Metro and its partners are providing much needed free trips to many students through L.A. County.
December 23, 2021
Adams Boulevard Receiving Safety Upgrades, Including Bike Lanes
Though Adams is changing - in several ways - a lot of work is still needed before current residents can safely cross the street.
December 22, 2021
L.A. and CA Leaders Praise Federal Infrastructure Funding On the Way
The $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, "BIL," is investing billions of dollars in transportation projects in L.A. and throughout California.
December 17, 2021
Why Can’t Metro/L.A./Caltrans Just Add Approved Bikeways When Building Big Projects?
Metro, Caltrans, and L.A. City Public Works Department miss many opportunities to extend L.A. bikeway facilities into more of a network
December 14, 2021
