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Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lane on Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.
The new southbound Grand Avenue bus lane extends just over one mile - from Hope Place to Pico Boulevard. It forms a couplet with a northbound bus lane on Olive Street.
November 29, 2021
Sheriff Villanueva Is Opposing Metro’s Slow Moves Toward Transit Policing Reform
Metro transit policing will be on next week's board meeting, though the reform process will continue to be before the board in the coming year as Metro's five-year multi-agency policing contract comes up for renewal
November 23, 2021
Metro Celebrates Completion of Rosa Parks Station Revamp
"I think sister Parks would be proud," declared Supervisor Holly Mitchell
November 19, 2021
Controller Galperin Finds L.A. City Sidewalk Repair Program in Need of Reforms
There are 50,000 reported sidewalk problems that haven’t been addressed
November 17, 2021
Metro CEO Wiggins Moves Highway Program Under Planning – To Encourage Multimodal Projects
In order to encourage multi-modal projects, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins recently moved highway projects under the agency's department of Countywide Planning & Development.
November 16, 2021
Recall Bonin? Critics Submit Signatures That Could Force Recall Weeks Before Regular Election
The City Clerk estimates the recall election, if the signatures are verified, would occur in May. The date of the city's primary election, which includes Mike Bonin's re-election campaign, is June 7, 2022.
November 15, 2021
Wednesday Round-Up: 710 Widening Task Force, 110 Flyover Scoping, Speed Limits, and More
Metro 710 Freeway widening task force, Metro/Caltrans 110 Freeway flyover, Speed Limits, Slow Streets, and new bikeway on Airport Boulevard
November 10, 2021
Transportation Committee Approved Motions To Implement New CA Laws: Speed Limits, Bus Lane Cameras, Slow Streets
L.A. could very soon see: reduced speed limits, on-bus cameras automatically enforcing no-parking in bus lanes, and more Slow Streets being made permanent
November 2, 2021
Council Approves Raman/Harris-Dawson Motion to Foster Affordable Development in High-Resource Areas
The motion directs city staff to report back on options for creating an Affordable Housing Overlay Zone, which would streamline building 100 percent affordable developments in L.A. City's more well-off areas.
October 28, 2021
Is Metro Committed To An Effective Clean Truck Program?
Metro established a task force to address 710 Freeway corridor investments, advocates question why the rush for a Clean Truck Program outside that established process?
October 25, 2021
