Mike Bonin
Streetsblog LA
Pacific Sunset Bridge Housing Serves Those Who Need It Most
Venice's Pacific Sunset has become a focal point in the regional debate over homelessness.
September 30, 2021
Metro Approves Student Fareless Pilot, Plus Major Push for Low-Income Program Enrollment
Students ride free on Metro starting October 1. Metro to resume collecting fares starting January 10, 2022
September 23, 2021
Transportation Committee Approves Incomplete Next Steps for Complete Streets Program
The city's Orwellian "complete streets" program will improve portions of Culver Boulevard, La Brea Avenue, and Highland Avenue - but without adding approved transit or bikeway components
August 17, 2021
Solidarity Ride Draws Attention to Metro Bike Share Union Push
Metro Bike Share workers, employed by Metro contractor Bicycle Transportation Systems, filed with the National Labor Relations Board to be represented by the Transport Workers Union.
June 28, 2021
Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lanes on Alvarado Street
Installation is underway on 1.6-miles of peak-hour Alvarado Street bus lanes - extending from 7th Street (at MacArthur Park) to Sunset Boulevard (near Echo Park).
June 21, 2021
New Signal Prioritization Improvements Save Time for E Line Trains
LADOT changes to street-running sections of the Metro E Line have resulted in an average 29 second improvement for westbound trips, and a 64 second second improvement for eastbound trips.
June 16, 2021
Metro Board to Vote on Greater Flexibility for Highway Funding This Month
This month, the Metro board will consider modernizing Metro highway funding; the proposal would add flexibility to, where applicable, include complete streets features - such as transit, walk, and bike components
June 8, 2021
Metro Board Suspended 710 Freeway Widening, Approved: Budget, Fareless, and Bus Rapid Transit
710 widening suspended, Fareless transit pilot approved, $8B FY22 budget approved, and Colorado Blvd route selected for Eagle Rock BRT
May 28, 2021
Metro Postpones Approving Transit Policing Cost Overruns – for the Third Time
The proposed $36M increase to Metro's transit policing budget will be heard at next week's board meeting
March 19, 2021
Activists Urge L.A. City Expand Project Roomkey Via Unlimited Federal Funds
The FEMA is offering 100 percent reimbursement, but L.A. City is having difficulty finding up-front funding to use hotels as homes for unhoused neighbors
March 4, 2021