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Bike-Share Should Belong to the People Who Need It Most
If we want bike-share to thrive, we have to treat it as the public good it is. That means public investment, strong labor standards, meaningful community partnerships, and deep respect for the people who make the system work.
May 13, 2025
Deadline Today for Input on Montebello Bicycle Master Plan
The public has until 3 p.m. today - March 5 - to submit written comments via email, or give input in-person at a meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m.
March 5, 2024
Metro Equity Assessments find Metro Freeway Widening Projects are Good for Low Income Communities of Color
Metro says its "Transportation infrastructure investments must be targeted toward those with the greatest mobility needs first" but a recent perfunctory Metro equity assessment report calls the agency's commitment to equity into question
October 27, 2023
Rezoning Proposal for Avocado Heights Riles Residents and Activists
Much of the equestrian community’s agricultural zoning has been proposed for change to residential zoning. Planners say it’s not meant to push out horse use.
May 24, 2023
From Rivers to Roads? A Historical Perspective on SGV Creeks
How did the San Gabriel Valley’s waterways shape the development of the region? Who will benefit from them being converted into greenways?
March 20, 2023
South El Monte Poised to Implement Safe Routes To School Improvements
The city will upgrade 23 intersections near schools with re-striping, new signage, and lights.
February 6, 2023
Baldwin Park to Build Mini-Park on Maine Avenue
The parklet will be right across the street from the Santa Fe Dam, but officials say it will provide important green space for children and seniors.
January 19, 2023
City Council Declines to Approve Healthy Streets L.A., Pushing It to 2024 Ballot
Many speakers and most councilmembers favored the alternative "Safe Streets" proposal being shepherded by Council President Nury Martinez
August 24, 2022
Gateway Cities Freeway Supporters Skeptical of Metro Multimodal and Equity Objectives
Metro's meeting with Gateway Cities engineers was like two sets of people speaking different languages at each other. Metro reps spoke about equity, buses, resilience, climate. TAC members spoke about driving, cars, roads, freeways.
July 27, 2022
Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson; Officials Speak to Its Significance for Corridor
Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.
July 12, 2022
