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L.A. City Added Bikeways in FY20-21, But Missed Some Opportunities for More and Better
LADOT did significant bikeway mileage in FY20-21, but here are some missed opportunities where they could have done more, longer, and better bikeways.
August 26, 2021
Metro Input Meetings Offer West Santa Ana Branch Rail Details
The 19-mile rail line will extend from downtown L.A. into southeast L.A. County. It may be built in phases, with an initial opening anticipated around 2041.
August 25, 2021
Eyes on the Street: Frames Removed from 6th Street Bridge Arches
L.A. has begun removing the 'falsework' frames to reveal the monumental concrete arches. The $588 million 3,500-foot-long bridge is expected to open in summer of 2022.
August 24, 2021
LADOT Annual Bikeway Mileage Installation Up in FY20-21, Buoyed By Resurfacing
It's the new L.A. City fiscal year, so time for Streetsblog L.A.'s annual look at the past year's bikeway implementation.
August 19, 2021
Transportation Committee Approves Incomplete Next Steps for Complete Streets Program
The city's Orwellian "complete streets" program will improve portions of Culver Boulevard, La Brea Avenue, and Highland Avenue - but without adding approved transit or bikeway components
August 17, 2021
Transit Update: New Sylmar DASH, Metro Bus Service Changes Coming in September
LADOT launched new Sylmar DASH service in July. Metro is implementing NextGen bus service changes next month - outside the usual December/June service shake-ups
August 13, 2021
Metro’s Rosa Parks/Willowbrook Revamp Didn’t Quite Make Station Ped- and Bike-Friendly
Metro skipped out on the planned bikeway, and chose to dedicate lots of space to driving and parking
August 12, 2021
Nick Andert’s Latest Video Predicts Funding and Scheduling For Metro Transit Build-Out
A new unofficial video focuses on what Metro transit projects appear most likely to receive federal and/or state monies, and how the funding picture is likely to impact the schedule for building-out the system
August 11, 2021
Anatomy of an Officer-Involved Explosion: a Post-Mortem on LAPD’s E. 27th Street Fireworks Blast
A year ago, a councilmember co-authored a motion to shift $150mil from LAPD's budget. A month ago, LAPD called everyone but his office to watch them detonate fireworks in his district. The botched operation rocked the city.
August 11, 2021
Spring Street Bridge Bike Lanes Delayed – Again
The no-construction Spring Street Bridge construction site stands for months and years as a sort of monument to one aspect of the city's dysfunction
August 5, 2021
