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Metro Board Approves $294 Million to Widen 57/60 Freeways Confluence
The final phase of 57/60 Freeway construction is anticipated to get underway this Spring, with the widened freeway expected to open around 2026-2028
January 26, 2023
L.A. Public Works Committee Approves Motion to End Automatic Road Widening
The Raman-Bonin-Blumenfield motion would "eliminate spot road widenings" instead prioritizing the "pedestrian experience" and "pedestrian safety and visibility" by minimizing crossing distance at intersections
January 25, 2023
Drivers Dismantle Modest Plastic-Bollard Vision Zero Improvements at Silver Lake and Temple
If L.A. is to move toward Vision Zero, the least the city can do is maintain the safety improvements already installed
January 25, 2023
Foothill Transit’s Silver Streak comes to Cal Poly Pomona
On Monday, the bus line added a stop at the epicenter of campus after two decades without direct service to the university
January 24, 2023
Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In at L.A. City Hall to Protest Record Traffic Deaths
More than 200 people attended last Saturday's die-in rally on L.A. City Hall steps. Attendees held 312 white roses, one for everyone who was killed by traffic violence last year in Los Angeles.
January 23, 2023
L.A. City Council Approves Significant New Renter Protections
Tennant protections represent an important, though incomplete, victory for L.A. tenants and for the council's growing progressive cohort
January 20, 2023
Bus Updates: More Reliable Bus Service, Bus Lanes, Electric Buses All Coming Soon
Metro transit is improving - with more service, more reliability, more bus lanes, more bus lane enforcement, and new battery electric buses
January 19, 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
Metro Planning Committee Approves $294 Million for 57/60 Freeway Widening
Metro will add one more eastbound general purpose lane, plus new and widened ramps and streets - to the 57/60 Confluence in the city of Diamond Bar
January 18, 2023
Metro Finger-Wags Against Climate Change, Same Day as Metro Recommends $300M for Freeway Widening
Metro tweets penguins and individual responsibility, while ignoring its own larger systemic contributions to the climate crisis
January 17, 2023
