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Metro Looks To Widen the 14 Freeway In North Los Angeles County
Metro, with Caltrans, would widen about 25 miles of the 14 Freeway - between Santa Clarita and Palmdale
August 30, 2022
Metro Re-Approves Randolph as Rail-to-River Route After Dedicated Bike/Walk Path Plan Had to Be Scuttled
The planned bike/walk infrastructure has been significantly downgraded
August 26, 2022
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
Healthy Streets L.A. Goes to L.A. City Council Wednesday (Tomorrow)
Healthy Streets L.A. could take most of the politicking out of the implementation process by requiring the city to add approved bus/bike/walk facilities every time city streets are repaved
August 23, 2022
2023 will bring Slow Streets and Open Streets programs to San Gabriel Valley
Active SGV will be busy next year installing numerous temporary traffic calming, holding an Earth Day ciclovía, and renting out e-bikes on a long term basis
August 23, 2022
L.A. City Bikeway Implementation Decreased in Fiscal Year 2021-22
The prior fiscal year L.A. tallied 52 new or upgraded bikeway miles; this past year there were just 39.
August 23, 2022
CicLAvia ‘Meet the Hollywoods’ Open Thread
Tens of thousands of folks enjoyed six miles of car-free streets through Hollywood, West Hollywood, and East Hollywood.
August 22, 2022
Sponsored Post: How CA Transit Agencies Can Tap into New Legislation for Automated Bus Enforcement
A.B. 917 is especially groundbreaking because it also authorizes automated enforcement of bus stop no-parking zones – so an agency doesn’t have to have bus lanes to benefit from this law. Illegally parked vehicles blocking parts of bus stops create safety hazards for riders boarding and exiting the bus, especially for riders with disabilities.
August 19, 2022
SGV Puts $250k Toward Diverting Surplus Food to Homeless Shelters
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments is making the investment as a two-pronged effort to support the unhoused and fight climate change… but is the right infrastructure in place?
August 19, 2022
Metro Report: Metro Freeway Expansion Negates Agency’s Other Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts
Metro transit/bike/walk initiatives reduce GHG emissions by 2.7 million MTCO2e, while Metro highway expansions would increase emissions by 2.6 million to 10.1 million MTCO2e
August 18, 2022
