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This Week’s Metro Bus Service Changes Hit Lots of Bumps
This week's botched NextGen implementation signals that Metro continues to fail to prioritize its bus riders
June 30, 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
How Can Metro’s Board and New CEO Wiggins Rein in Rogue Departments?
Metro CEO Wiggins takes hold of an agency at a crossroads - with Operations, Security, and Highway departments often unresponsive to the agency's stated vision.
June 23, 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
Eyes on the Street: Protected Bikeway on Workman Mill Road in Avocado Heights
Workman Mill Road features two noteworthy urban innovations: protected bike lanes and rain gardens - both implemented by the L.A. County Department of Public Works
June 18, 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 Spokespersons Criticize Caltrans, EPA, and Public Input for Pausing 710 Freeway Widening
Metro Highway chief Ansari - on EPA: "holding a grudge." on Caltrans: "director all of a sudden without the knowledge of the district or us - announced that Caltrans is not going to sign off"
June 3, 2021
L.A. City Plans To Widen Burbank Boulevard In North Hollywood
Does a street a block from the North Hollywood Metro Station really need two more lanes of car traffic?
May 28, 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
