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City of Downey Officially Opposes Full Metro 605/5 Freeway Widening Impacting Downey Homes
Downey officially opposes Metro taking 200+ Downey homes, but Mayor Blanca Pacheco caveated that "The City is supportive of the improvements of the I-5 freeway, which will bring transportation, connectivity and economic benefits”
October 7, 2020
Metro Converting Westside Bike-Share System to Smart-Dock
Bike theft and availability of e-bikes are forcing Metro to convert its Westside bikes from smart-bike to smart-dock
October 5, 2020
Metro Plans to Take Out 200+ Downey Homes to Widen 5 and 605 Freeways
Downey resident Alexandria Contreras says Metro's "I-605 Corridor Improvement Project" is "not an improvement, it's destruction, state sanctioned violence.... immoral and unjust."
October 2, 2020
Reseda Boulevard Is Getting a Three-Mile Safety Upgrade
In Reseda and Northridge, Reseda Boulevard improvements will include new trees, bus boarding islands, bioswales, lighting, repaired sidewalks, resurfaced street, and a continuous protected bike lane
October 1, 2020
North 5 Freeway Widening Project Cost Overrun is Even More Than Metro Reported in Early September
September Metro report said Burbank freeway project was $50M over budget, but a May Caltrans letter said $73.2M - and with no construction end in sight, the final total could be even higher
September 30, 2020
Downtown L.A. Aliso Street Bus-Only Lane Opens Next Week
Three blocks of 24/7 bus-only lane on Aliso will close a key gap for J Line and Silver Streak bus riders
September 25, 2020
Metro Cuts Service, and More Updates from the September Board Meeting
Bus service cuts approved, Crenshaw rail delayed, Union Station busway station opening delayed, Metro COVID CARES Act stimulus spent, and meeting input improved
September 24, 2020
LADOT Seeking Input on Low-Stress Travel Corridors in Central Los Angeles
LADOT is seeking input - where do you bike relatively stress-free? and what barriers do you see in these corridors?
September 23, 2020
Video Provided by Sheriffs Directly Contradicts Their Own Account of Killing of Dijon Kizzee
The 2nd deputy doesn't draw his gun until nearly 2 seconds after Kizzee's gun has skittered along the ground to its final resting place
September 18, 2020
Over Budget, Five Years Late, I-5 Widening Sparks Metro-Caltrans Debate on Who Pays Cost Overruns
The three- to four-year-long 5 Freeway widening project through Burbank is now expected to take eight years of construction
September 18, 2020
