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Eyes on the Street: Reseda Blvd’s Under Construction Complete Streets Upgrades
The Reseda Boulevard Complete Streets Project includes three miles of continuous protected bike lanes - plus new ADA ramps, sidewalks, bus islands, lighting, trees, bioswales, left turn signals, and more
July 22, 2022
Eyes on the Street: 7th Street Curb-Protected Bike Lanes Under Construction
The under-construction $18.7 million 7th Street Streetscape project will include a curb-protected bikeway, expanded sidewalks, pedestrian/cyclist-scale lighting, bus islands, and new trees.
July 20, 2022
Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson; Officials Speak to Its Significance for Corridor
Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.
July 12, 2022
CEO Wiggins Pledges to Restore Metro Ridership to Pre-COVID Levels by July 2023
Data shows Metro system struggling to restore service and build ridership
July 12, 2022
CicLAvia South L.A. Opens Western Avenue – Open Thread
CicLAvia's first event along South L.A.'s Western Avenue featured mayoral hopeful Karen Bass, City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and tens of thousands participants.
July 11, 2022
Griffith Park Opens Newly Car-Free Street, More To Come
The April 16 death of cyclist Andrew Jelmert is spurring Griffith Park safety improvements, including a new three-quarter-mile car-free stretch of Griffith Park Drive
July 5, 2022
Metro Announces LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Jumping to Metro in August
Yesterday afternoon, Metro announced in an internal email (full copy below) that L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT) General Manager Seleta Reynolds will be leaving the agency sometime in August to join Metro as the Chief Innovation Officer and head of the Department of Strategic Innovation.
June 29, 2022
New L.A. Ordinance Cracking Down on Bicycle “Chop Shops” Ghost of Defunct Mayoral Campaign
The ordinance was part of Buscaino's larger effort to position himself as The Only Candidate for Mayor Prepared to Reclaim Streets from Utter Lawlessness.
June 15, 2022
SGV Connect 94 – Accessible Bike Facilities and the Future Puente Hills Park
Damien talks with disability advocate Megan Lynch. Chris interviews Supervisor Hilda Solis.
June 6, 2022
Metro Celebrates Groundbreaking for Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation
The $156 million Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation Project will benefit both rail passengers and drivers; both will be safer and will experience greater reliability in traveling through the area
June 3, 2022
