Recent Streetsblog LA posts about BRT

Last night's CD12 Transportation Forum. Left to right: empty chair (for John Lee), write-in candidate Asaad Alnajjar, candidate Loraine Lundquist, SBLA's Joe Linton, and L.A. Walks' John Yi. Photo by CiclaValley

Council District 12 Forum: Lee No-Show, Lundquist and Alnajjar Talk Transportation

By Joe Linton | Feb 6, 2020 | No Comments

City Council candidates Loraine Lundquist (on the ballot) and Asaad Alnajjar (running as a write-in) faced off. Incumbent L.A. City Councilmember John Lee did not attend.

Metro's planned North San Fernando Valley BRT - in green

Metro Board OKs Moving Forward With North Valley Bus Rapid Transit Studies

By Joe Linton | Oct 24, 2019 | No Comments

North Valley BRT routing is less clear than it was in June. Nimbys won the day, with additional studies delaying the already-delayed project. Tough decisions will come back to the Metro board later.

Metro is planning new Bus Rapid Transit for the North San Fernando Valley

North San Fernando Valley Bus Rapid Transit Showdown this Thursday at Metro

By Joe Linton | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

Sparks are likely to fly at Thursday's 10 a.m. Meeting board meeting, though it is unlikely to be the final say on the North San Fernando Valley BRT's alignment and features

Jay Beeber rendering of six-story "giant apartment buildings to be built along Nordhoff towering over our single family homes"

Fact Check: Will BRT Automatically Trigger Corridor Up-Zoning? Not Anywhere Near as Much as Opponents Say It Will

By Joe Linton | Sep 17, 2019 | 22 Comments

BRT won't automatically up-zone entire corridors and bring giant new six-story canyons of towering apartment buildings. L.A.'s TOC incentives do help the city add affordable housing where it's most needed.

Post-it notes on Metro's map were primarily anti-BRT. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Vocal Anti-BRT Sentiment Dominated Metro Input Meeting in Northridge

By Joe Linton | Aug 13, 2019 | 36 Comments

Anti-BRT attendees were very vocal about their opposition to Nordhoff Street Bus Rapid Transit. One pro-BRT attendee called the setting "a semi-toxic meeting environment."

Small group discussion at Metro's Eagle Rock BRT open house. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Civility Breaks Out at Metro Eagle Rock BRT Meeting

By Joe Linton | Aug 8, 2019 | 16 Comments

Despite threats in advance, last night's Metro Eagle Rock BRT meeting was very civil

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