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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
As Election Nears, Embattled Sheriff Announces Plan to Expel 5700 Unhoused from Metro System, Acts Like April Ultimatum Never Happened
Step #1 of the "multi-layered" plan to remove unhoused people from trains and platforms is removing unhoused people from trains and platforms.
June 2, 2022
Victory for Community Resistance: L.A. Cancels Long-Planned $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening
L.A. Metro approved the 'No Build' alternative for planned 710 freeway widening through predominantly Black and brown communities. The action is unprecedented for Southern California.
May 26, 2022
Eyes on the Street: New East L.A. Rainwater Infiltration Medians
The East Los Angeles Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project construction is done, and the native landscape is in full bloom
May 23, 2022
