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Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees
By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership
June 2, 2020
Garcetti’s LAPD Protest Statements Wildly Miss the Mark
Garcetti offers platitudes and magical thinking as protestors scream to defund the police
June 1, 2020
So Cal COVID-19 Street Repurposing: Slow Streets Expanding and Outdoor Dining Getting Underway
Many municipalities are repurposing street space - but hard-hit low-income communities of color are being overlooked
May 29, 2020
Metro Approves Three-Month Continuing Budget Amid COVID-19 Downturn and CARES Stimulus
Even with $1 billion L.A. County federal CARES Act stimulus coming, Metro sees cash flow issues, cost-cutting, and delays to projects not already under construction
May 28, 2020
Metro Motion Proposes Cutting Fares in Half, Introducing Fare Capping
Under the motion, for at least six months during the COVID recovery, Metro would cut transit fares/pass prices in half
May 26, 2020
Metro and LADOT Collaborating To Add New Downtown L.A. Bus Lanes
Metro is working with LADOT to implement bus-only lanes on 5th Street, 6th Street, Aliso Street, Grand Avenue, and Olive Street.
May 22, 2020
Metro Pursuing Disruptive Centinela Grade Separation on Nearly Complete Crenshaw Line
Do Crenshaw transit riders really need a two-year bus bridge, so more drivers can get to Inglewood's stadium?
May 20, 2020
Court Sides With Metro on Beverly Hills Subway Lawsuit, Again
Beverly Hills School District has little time to force any further changes, as Metro's WPLE2 tunnel machine is already on its way below Beverly Hills High School.
May 18, 2020
Streets for All’s New Video on Implementing Mobility Plan with COVID-19 Repaving
Streets for All is campaigning for the city to implement the multi-modal Mobility Plan as streets are repaved under StreetsLA's ADAPT program.
May 18, 2020
Friday L.A. Round-Up: Traffic Deaths Spike, COVID-19 Slow Streets, and 7th Street Lanes
New protected bike lanes on the way downtown, first COVID slow streets on the Westside, and LAPD reports a surge in speeding and traffic fatalities.
May 15, 2020
