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Officer Fires 8 Shots at Man Fleeing Pretextual Stop; Evolving LAPD Statements Attempt to Pin Blame on Driver
LAPD is accusing 30yo Travis Elster of assault with a deadly weapon to justify the shooting.
March 17, 2021
Alliance for Community Transit Publishes New Report on Metro Policing
ACT-LA's report "Metro as a Sanctuary: Reimagining Safety on Public Transit" reviews past Metro transit policing issues and offers solutions to inform Metro's current process to reexamine and reform its transit policing practices.
March 17, 2021
Eyes on the Street: Newly-Protected Bike Lane on Figueroa Street
The newly-protected northbound Figueroa protected bike lane extends 0.6-mile from Wilshire to 2nd
March 16, 2021
Editorial: Metro Gives Monterey Park $100+ Million to Improve Transportation… and the City Wants to Build Parking Lots with it?
Monterey Park is proposing lane expansions and parking lots - with virtually no community engagement. No surveys were sent out. No town halls were conducted. No input from residents on how we want our tax dollars spent.
March 15, 2021
Ten Reasons to Ditch the Sepulveda Monorail Proposal Now
This week, Metro's Executive Management Committee is considering approving a $63 million contract for further work on a monorail proposal that should have been already been deemed infeasible
March 15, 2021
I-5 Authority Pushes to Exempt Widening Project from Mandated Equity and Environment Evaluation, Asserts Widening Freeway Cleans Air
I-5 JPA "Metro's recommendation for a holistic, equity based examination of the project regarding induced demand and greenhouse gas emissions... is an academic debate" not pertinent to this $5B highway project.
March 11, 2021
LADOT Planning Safety Improvements on San Vicente
LADOT is proposing implementing approved protected bike lanes on a 1.2-mile long stretch of San Vicente from Olympic Boulevard to La Brea Avenue
March 9, 2021
Whittier Councilmember Fernando Dutra Appointed to Metro Board
After one false start, today Dutra's Metro board appointment was approved by the county's City Selection Committee; his term is through January 1, 2025
March 8, 2021
Regional Inter-County Jockeying for COVID Transit Stimulus Monies
L.A. County needs get somewhat short shrift in a six-county SCAG region that skews suburban. Unfortunately Metro hasn't helped its case; the agency shirked some of its transit operations during the pandemic.
March 5, 2021
Two Dozen Upcoming L.A. County Walk/Bike Projects Funded
Metro Measure M Active Transportation grants, and CA Transportation Commission Active Transportation Program grants
March 3, 2021
