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Metro's rendering for BRT through downtown Eagle Rock

Kevin de León Asks Metro to Delay Eagle Rock Bus Project, Wants More Meetings

By Joe Linton | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

Councilmember de León is seeking an alternative "maintaining two through lanes" for drivers - and asking Metro to hold a series of well-advertised in-person meetings.

The city's Riverside Drive Bridge project renderings show bike lanes, but the finished version omitted the lanes, substituting sharrows instead. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Another L.A. City Bridge Project Approved Bike Lanes but Omitted Them: Riverside/Zoo Bridge

By Joe Linton | May 10, 2021 | No Comments

Honey, we forgot the bike lanes

Rendering of northern end of Beautiful Boulevard Eagle Rock BRT proposal

Eagle Rock Bus Advocates Invite Councilmember de León to Support BRT Plan

By Joe Linton | May 7, 2021 | No Comments

As Metro's Eagle Rock Bus Rapid Transit plans approach a vote of the Metro board, City Councilmember Kevin de León has not committed to support a robust transit-, walk-, and bike-friendly Beautiful Boulevard proposal.

The Metro board is pushing to provide free transit for LAUSD and other students. Photo via Metro student pass webpage

Metro Fareless Pilot Could Start August 2021, Initially for Students

By Joe Linton | Apr 21, 2021 | No Comments

The details are still not finalized, but Metro's Fareless Transit Initiative could start for students in August, then for low-income riders in early 2022.

Mrs. Willa Bruce (left) with her daughter-in-law Meda (center) and her sister - near Bruce's Lodge in Manhattan Beach, ca 1920s . Photo via Living the California Dream by Alison Rose Jefferson, courtesy California African American Museum

L.A. County to Return Bruce’s Beach Property to Rightful Owners

By Joe Linton and Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

"The county isn't gifting anyone anything. The county is returning property that was inappropriately taken. We are returning to the Bruce family... property that they rightfully owned."

Metro hosted the first meeting of its Public Safety Advisory Committee yesterday - screengrab via Zoom

Metro Hosts First Public Safety Advisory Committee Meeting

By Joe Linton | Apr 8, 2021 | No Comments

Last night's introductory PSAC meeting included remarks by Phil Washington, Judy Gerhardt, KeAndra Cylear Dodds, and Aaron Weinstein - and introduced PSAC members, and facilitators David France and Tamika Butler

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