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Metro Board Approves Steps Toward Reworking Transit Policing
Metro is establishing a Transit Public Safety Advisory Committee that will develop a community-based approach to public safety on the transit system, including shifting resources away from armed law enforcement
June 25, 2020
Advocates Urge Metro to Reimagine Public Safety Starting at Tomorrow’s Board Meeting
ACT-LA are "calling on Metro to divest from its police budget and reinvest funds into our communities through free fares, improved bus infrastructure and service, and neighborhood stability programs."
June 24, 2020
Eyes on the COVID Slow Street: Sandwich Boards Not Quite Enough to Make 4th Street Walk/Bike Friendly
LADOT's Slow Streets have now been installed in nearly a dozen neighborhoods, but how successful are they at slowing down dangerous drivers?
June 23, 2020
Beating of Unhoused Boyle Heights Man Exposes Woeful Inadequacy of LAPD Reform Proposals
Making the case for why, if L.A. is serious about reimagining public safety, it must embrace the conversation around defunding the police
June 23, 2020
Four New Motions Would Reimagine Metro Law Enforcement on Transit
Boardmember Mike Bonin says Metro "cannot rely on an armed police presence for every issue, and we need smarter, more effective solutions"
June 18, 2020
CIM Group Abandons Effort to Buy Crenshaw Mall; Community Members Take Victory Lap, Plan Next Steps
"When our community comes together we can achieve anything" - Akili
June 18, 2020
Divesting from Police and Investing in Community Safety on L.A. Metro
Transportation agencies must reimagine safety beyond armed law enforcement
June 18, 2020
Editorial: Metro’s Black Lives Matter Statement – Fixed It for You
Despite some worthwhile Metro fails to take ownership of what the agency has done, situates current ongoing wrongs in the past, and fails to commit to actionable changes
June 16, 2020
Some New Details On New Bus Lanes and Bike Lanes Coming To Downtown L.A.
LADOT and Metro are adding needed bus and bike lanes on 5th and 6th Streets, with construction starting next week. But some say the bike lanes don't go far enough.
June 10, 2020
Metro Purple Line Extension Section 1 Difficult Tunneling Resulting In Cost Overrun
Near the La Brea Tar Pits, Westside Purple Line tunneling has been hitting methane pockets which force evacuation of workers
June 9, 2020
