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Metro CEO Wiggins Moves Highway Program Under Planning – To Encourage Multimodal Projects
In order to encourage multi-modal projects, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins recently moved highway projects under the agency's department of Countywide Planning & Development.
November 16, 2021
L.A. Times Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
In five states - California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas - the Times found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods
November 12, 2021
Wednesday Round-Up: 710 Widening Task Force, 110 Flyover Scoping, Speed Limits, and More
Metro 710 Freeway widening task force, Metro/Caltrans 110 Freeway flyover, Speed Limits, Slow Streets, and new bikeway on Airport Boulevard
November 10, 2021
New Raised Protected Bike Lanes on Hollywood Way in Burbank
Burbank recently upgraded bike lanes on Hollywood Way, installing the city's first raised protected bike lane - extending 0.8-mile from San Fernando Road to Empire Avenue
November 9, 2021
Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lane On Olive Street
Nearly completed new bus lanes are on Olive between Pico and 2nd - half of a couplet that will soon include a southbound bus lane on Grand Avenue
November 8, 2021
Transportation Committee Approved Motions To Implement New CA Laws: Speed Limits, Bus Lane Cameras, Slow Streets
L.A. could very soon see: reduced speed limits, on-bus cameras automatically enforcing no-parking in bus lanes, and more Slow Streets being made permanent
November 2, 2021
Five-Year-Olds Can Now Ride Free on Metro!
As of yesterday, Metro fare policy reads: “Children under age 6 may travel free with a fare-paying adult on bus or rail”
October 29, 2021
Council Approves Raman/Harris-Dawson Motion to Foster Affordable Development in High-Resource Areas
The motion directs city staff to report back on options for creating an Affordable Housing Overlay Zone, which would streamline building 100 percent affordable developments in L.A. City's more well-off areas.
October 28, 2021
Four Things L.A. Can Do to Make Hollywood Bike-Share More of a Success
Hollywood has 12 new docking stations housing 162 new bikes - bringing Metro Bike Share's total to 3,470 total bikes at 236 docking stations
October 27, 2021
Pasadena Canceling Grade Separation Gives Metro Another Chance to Do Right with 710 Funding
With Pasadena seeking to moving funding around, what projects Metro chooses to fund will be an early test of whether or not culture change is taking root
October 27, 2021
