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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
Advocates Envision Converting San Vicente Boulevard to Linear Park
San Vicente Park would be a three-mile-long linear park with plazas and recreational space, plus bike and walk trails connecting to future Metro stations.
January 13, 2023
Streets Are For Everyone Releases Report “Dying on the Streets of Los Angeles”
There were 309 traffic fatalities in 2022, breaking the 300 mark for the first time in over 20 years. This was an increase of five percent from the previous year and a staggering 28 percent increase over 2020.
January 12, 2023
Bicyclists Weigh in on Highway 39 Reopening in San Gabriel Mountains
Public comment on what to do with the wrecked highway closes Monday January 16. Caltrans has shared several possible options for a rebuild.
January 11, 2023
Six Reasons the Metro Board Should Not Approve 57/60 Freeway Widening
At its core, the 57/60 project is about adding one more lane
January 10, 2023
Sponsored Post: Illegally parked cars at bus stops can make transit inaccessible. But transit agencies can fix this.
Across the state, disabled Californians face unnecessary and preventable impediments to safely board or exit transit buses.
January 10, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Progress on DTLA 7th Street Streetscape
Plus photos of the under-construction Myers/Mission Roundabout
January 9, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Short Leland Way Protected Bikeway in Burbank
Leland Way is a somewhat instructive example of how bikeways - along with landscaping - can help to improve otherwise inhospitable spaces, including along freeway sound walls
January 4, 2023
