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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
New Bus Lanes and Upgraded Bikeway Coming to Venice Boulevard
On the Westside, Venice Blvd will see three new miles of bus-only lanes, and upgrades to extend an existing 0.8-mile protected bikeway to just over five miles
August 8, 2022
“Y’all shot at me!”: LAPD Shoots at, Misses, then Tries to Charge Unarmed Black Man with Assault with a Deadly Weapon
LAPD chose not to transcribe the officer's attempt to slow her partner down and keep him from shooting at Joshua Hatfield
August 6, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Culver City’s Renovated Culver Blvd Bikeway
Recent bike/walk upgrades, part of the city's City project Culver Boulevard Realignment and Urban Stormwater Project, included resurfacing, new lighting, and extensive new native landscaping
August 1, 2022
LAPD Describes Car Part as Resembling “Nonfunctioning Firearm” During Contentious Town Hall on Leimert Park Shooting
Jermaine Petit was unarmed when shot by LAPD, but LAPD remains reluctant to admit that.
July 29, 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
County Supervisors Toss Out Activist Appeal Against Hacienda Heights Condos, Solis Abstains
A coalition of concerned residents had a dozen arguments up their sleeves to stave off development in their neighborhood, but it wasn’t enough to get their way
July 27, 2022
Four Years Late, North Spring Street Bridge Bike Lanes Installed
The long-delayed bridge bike lanes are part of a planned 1.8-mile bikeway connection from the Chinatown L Line Station to the L.A. River walk/bike path
July 25, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Reseda Blvd’s Under Construction Complete Streets Upgrades
The Reseda Boulevard Complete Streets Project includes three miles of continuous protected bike lanes - plus new ADA ramps, sidewalks, bus islands, lighting, trees, bioswales, left turn signals, and more
July 22, 2022
