Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Phil Washington

Ghost Train Podcast Explores Denver’s Troubled Rail Expansion, with Lessons for Other Locales

By Joe Linton | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

Ghost Train is "the story of how one polluted, traffic-choked city went all in on trains, and what happened when that plan jumped the track.

Metro Highway Program image via Metro presentation

Busting Some Metro Highway Program FY22 Budget Myths

By Joe Linton | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

Yes, there are hundreds of millions worth of highway widening. No, there aren't any bike lanes. No, these widenings are not what voters approved in Measure M.

Metro hosted the first meeting of its Public Safety Advisory Committee yesterday - screengrab via Zoom

Metro Hosts First Public Safety Advisory Committee Meeting

By Joe Linton | Apr 8, 2021 | No Comments

Last night's introductory PSAC meeting included remarks by Phil Washington, Judy Gerhardt, KeAndra Cylear Dodds, and Aaron Weinstein - and introduced PSAC members, and facilitators David France and Tamika Butler

There's a lot riding on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee. Image via Metro

Metro Postpones Approving Transit Policing Cost Overruns – for the Third Time

By Joe Linton | Mar 19, 2021 | No Comments

The proposed $36M increase to Metro's transit policing budget will be heard at next week's board meeting

Metro CEO Phil Washington. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

CEO Phil Washington Leaving Metro in May

By Joe Linton | Feb 3, 2021 | No Comments

There is speculation that the Metro CEO might be leaving for a federal position, but no federal post has been announced

Metro CEO Phil Washington Named To Biden Transition Team

By Joe Linton | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments

Washington is the Team Lead reviewing the federal Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak, and Maritime Commission

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