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Metro testing trains on the under-construction Crenshaw/LAX light rail line

Metro Cuts Service, and More Updates from the September Board Meeting

By Joe Linton | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

Bus service cuts approved, Crenshaw rail delayed, Union Station busway station opening delayed, Metro COVID CARES Act stimulus spent, and meeting input improved

Metro service cut alert - via ACT-LA and Investing in Place

Metro Gaslights, Disputing 20 Percent Service Cut, but Many Buses Already Crowded

By Joe Linton | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments

Metro is looking to approve 20 percent bus service cuts next week

Mayor Eric Garcetti announcing the new Metro TAP app this morning.

Mayor Garcetti Introduces New Metro TAP App – Riders Can Now Use Phone To Pay Fare

By Joe Linton | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments

Riders can now use iPhones to pay fare on Metro bus and rail, Metro Bike Share, and L.A. County municipal operator buses

Mayor Garcetti opening the new bus and bike lanes on 5th and 6th Streets. Image via Facebook Live

Garcetti Opens New Bus-Only Lanes On 5th and 6th Streets Downtown

By Joe Linton | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

New bus-only lanes opened today on 5th and 6th Streets. More coming soon on Aliso Street, Grand Avenue and Olive Street - and according to Garcetti "in your neighborhood."

Officer Frank Hernández rains blows down on Richard Castillo while his partner stands by with her taser ready in Boyle Heights on April 27. Image captured from LAPD body cam footage.

How Beating of Unhoused Boyle Heights Man Exposes Woeful Inadequacy of LAPD Reform Proposals

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

Making the case for why, if L.A. is serious about reimagining public safety, it must embrace the conversation around defunding the police

New solidarity sticker spotted on Metro bus - photo by Kenny Uong

Editorial: Metro’s Black Lives Matter Statement – Fixed It for You

By Joe Linton | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments

Despite some worthwhile Metro fails to take ownership of what the agency has done, situates current ongoing wrongs in the past, and fails to commit to actionable changes

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