Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Mike Bonin

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

Advocates are urging Metro to reject FY20-21 bus service cuts. Photo by The Port of Authority via Wikimedia

Proposed Metro Budget Would Mean a 20 Percent Bus Service Cut

By Joe Linton | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Metro's projected FY20-21 budget freezes transit service hours at levels that represent essentially no ability to expand upward as ridership rebounds in any COVID-19 recovery

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."

ACT-LA wants you to weigh in on reimaging Metro transit safety

Advocates Urge Metro to Reimagine Public Safety Starting at Tomorrow’s Board Meeting

By Joe Linton | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

The Alliance for Community Transit (ACT-LA) has posted an emergency email alert asking the public to email the Metro board in support of motions that would shift transit security resources away from police to unarmed responses. ACT-LA are “calling on Metro to divest from its police budget and reinvest funds into our communities through free […]

Officer drags Bethany Nava off the train at Westlake/MacArthur Park for not removing her foot from the seat where it was propped up. [Image: still from video taken by Brock Bryan.]

Four New Motions Would Reimagine Metro Law Enforcement on Transit

By Joe Linton | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Boardmember Mike Bonin says Metro "cannot rely on an armed police presence for every issue, and we need smarter, more effective solutions"

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