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Santa Monica Coast Open Streets Open Thread
The city of Santa Monica hosted its second iteration of "Coast" - the city's open streets event. The free event featured music, booths, poetry, exercise stations, and much more. It drew thousands of attendees on foot, bike, and skates - including lots of families enjoying the car-free streets.
October 2, 2017
Original Blue Line Train Officially City of Long Beach Property with Hopes to Turn It Into a ‘New Kind of Public Space’
Via:LongBeachize
September 29, 2017
Metro Moves Forward With Study That Could Eliminate Claremont Metrolink Station
Extending the Foothill Gold Line looked shovel-ready, now Metro will study potential changes, including eliminating Claremont Metrolink Station
September 28, 2017
Metro Studying Several Train Station Changes: Claremont, Northridge, El Monte and More
Before the Metro board this month are studies on five Metrolink stations, in Claremont, Commerce, El Monte, Northridge, and potentially serving Rio Hondo College. In addition, the Metro board is expected to approve a study on potential upgrades to Metrolink's Antelope Valley line.
September 22, 2017
Metro Seeks Input on East Valley Transit Corridor Project
Metro is studying transit improvements for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project, primarily along Van Nuys Boulevard. The current environmental studies, released earlier this month, include possible Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), light rail, or transportation systems management (TSM - basically minor low-cost bus improvements). Light rail options studied include a partial subway, though the project is anticipated to be surface light rail.
September 20, 2017
Three New Ped/Bike Bridges Coming to the L.A. River
In the coming years, the central Glendale Narrows stretch of the L.A. River will see three new bridges shared by pedestrians, cyclists, and, on one, equestrians.
September 15, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Green Bike Lanes on Culver City’s Duquesne Avenue
Culver City has new "fresh kermit" green bike lanes, and more bike improvements on the way
September 8, 2017
SGV Connect #6 – Early Return on the El Monte Bus Station’s New Parking Fees
Metro is beginning to charge $2 for parking at its high-demand stations. Paid parking started this week at the El Monte Bus Station.
August 31, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Angels Flight Running Again
Downtown L.A.'s historic Angels Flight railway resumed operations this morning.
August 31, 2017
How Is This Happening?
A couple of weeks ago, I was visiting the Mar Vista Farmer's Market with my seven-year-old son. Seeing a group gathering petitions for Restore Venice Boulevard's demands that the road diet on Venice Boulevard be immediately ended, I turned off to go in through the side. Earlier in the week, a tweet condemning the person who wrote the weird, racist flyer that was the last straw for a friend and neighborhood councilmember was misinterpreted as being a condemnation of everyone who opposed the road diet. I'm sure I phrased it poorly, but my attempts to clarify had fallen on deaf ears. A lot of people involved in the Restore Venice Boulevard Movement were convinced I, a Board Member of the Mar Vista Neighborhood Council, had called them all assholes.
August 29, 2017
