Updates from the February 2021 Metro Board Meeting
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Transit policing budget, restoring transit service, fareless transit initiative, Sepulveda Transit Corridor, 5 Freeway cost overruns, and Boyle Heights joint development
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about West LA
Metro Converting Westside Bike-Share System to Smart-Dock
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Bike theft and availability of e-bikes are forcing Metro to convert its Westside bikes from smart-bike to smart-dock
Friday L.A. Round-Up: Traffic Deaths Spike, COVID-19 Slow Streets, and 7th Street Lanes
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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.
City Council Approves Expo Line Signal Prioritization and Final Expo Line Neighborhood Plans
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L.A. City Council approved maximizing Expo Line signal prioritization, and the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan which fosters affordable housing, jobs, and walkability at five stations
It Took a Village to Make This Overland Avenue Crosswalk Safer
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Several modest improvements - new signage, pedestrian head-start signal, flashing yellow right-turn arrow - made one well-used Westside crosswalk much safer
Santa Monica, Westside Political Leaders Disagree on “Go Zone” Congestion Pricing Proposal
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SCAG has a new study looking at cordon congestion pricing on the Westside - to reduce congestion and improve the environment. Assemblymember Bloom likes the proposal; Councilmember Bonin doesn't.