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Alliance for Community Transit Activates Koreatown Bus Stop, Gathers Rider Input for Vermont Bus Lanes
Shade, refreshments and engagement were welcomed by bus riders, looking to get out of the hot August sun
August 22, 2024
Metro MacArthur Park Station Pilot: So Far, Heavy on Punitive Measures
Metro turned down the torture music, but more MacArthur Park station interventions are planned - including getting around to some positive programs
April 20, 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
Remembering Dana Gabbard – 1962-2022
Los Angeles lost one of its most knowledgeable, passionate, and persistent transit advocates: Dana Gabbard
January 14, 2022
Metro To Consider Adopting Transit-to-Parks Strategic Plan
Metro's Transit to Parks plan includes various initiatives that Metro and other local agencies could do to improve transit access to parks
June 24, 2019
Students Ride Free on LADOT DASH Buses Starting This August
L.A. will provide free DASH transit for K-12 and college students. The one-year pilot starts in August 2019.
June 3, 2019
Mobility Justice Advocates Gather in Leimert Park for Untokening California
She had had enough of hearing her community spoken about in offensive ways by well- (and not-so-well-) meaning planners and advocates, enough of giving 110 percent of herself only to realize a fraction of what she put forward was being seen as having value, enough of how disinterested those with power over what happened in marginalized communities remained in the larger picture, and enough of being tokenized.
November 10, 2017
Metro Deputy CEO Wiggins Previews Proposed Student Pass Program Upgrade
At this morning's Student Transit Pass Advocacy Summit at L.A. Trade Tech College, Metro Deputy CEO Stephanie Wiggins announced changes that Metro plans to make to its student transit pass programs. Later this month, the proposed changes will go to the Metro board for approval.
May 13, 2016
Community Organizing Wins the Day: Skills and Enthusiasm of Many to Build Expo for All
Behind the May 20 opening of the Expo Line to Santa Monica lies the untold story of dozens of dedicated volunteers who worked for decades to make this line happen.
May 4, 2016
Winning Arguments with Your Family: Don’t Fall for the Traffic Trap
Last week, the Los Angeles Times published a disastrously titled piece entitled "L.A. Expo Line hasn't reduced congestion as promised, a study finds." The article is based on a study by the University of Southern California that used traffic monitors to gauge how many cars are driving on the freeway and arterial streets parallel to the Expo Line between Culver City and Downtown Los Angeles.
November 24, 2015