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Better Mobility For Seniors? TNCs and the Santa Monica MODE and GoMonrovia Programs
Santa Monica and Monrovia have partnered with private ride-hail companies to provide on-demand rides for seniors.
March 20, 2019
Car-Centric Biases Show in Coverage of Deadly Hit-and-Run Car-Scooter Crash
Mainstream media coverage of L.A. County's first e-scooter death calls it a "hit-and-run accident." No.
March 19, 2019
LADOT Operating New ‘LAnow’ MicroTransit Shuttle in Westside Neighborhoods
LAnow is an on-demand shared-ride pilot shuttle service operating in Del Rey, Mar Vista, Palms, and Venice.
March 13, 2019
Councilmember Gil Cedillo Proposes E-Scooter Ban in His District
City Councilmember Gil Cedillo wants to exclude his district from LADOT's dockless e-scooter pilot program starting this month
March 5, 2019
Peer-to-Peer Car-Share: Metro and Getaround Partner at Metro Station Lots
Getaround car-share is now available at 110 Metro station parking spaces.
February 7, 2019
Little Vehicles (including E-Scooters) Can Help Heal Car-Centric Cities
LVs can be the catalyst for L.A. to transform the urban fabric long term, to work better as compact walkable urban fabric around transit.
January 30, 2019
Metro Launches ‘Mobility on Demand’ First/Last Mile Pilot
Metro partners with Via to run Lyft/Uber type service for first/last mile trips for Artesia, NoHo, and El Monte stations
January 28, 2019
Also in Metro’s 28 by 2028 Funding Proposal: New Mobility Fees – Mostly on Lyft, Uber
Metro is recommending new fees on Uber, Lyft, and private shared devices - e-scooters, e-bikes, and bike-share.
January 25, 2019
Supervisor Barger Proposes E-Scooter Ban In Unincorporated County
Supervisor Barger's motion calls for e-scooters to immediately cease and desist... but is it enforceable?
January 14, 2019
Santa Monica Installs In-Street E-Scooter Parking Corrals
The city is looking for solutions to clutter from dockless shared scooters and bikes.
November 8, 2018