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Send/Tweet/Comment Your Questions for a #DamienTalks on Foothill Transit’s Restructuring Plan
Late last month, Foothill Transit announced plans for its bus service to react to ridership changes caused by the opening of the first phase of the Gold Line Foothill Extension. Last week, its Board of Directors approved taking the changes to the public through a series of hearings before a Board vote later this spring.
April 4, 2017
Damien Will be on KNX at 1:45 Discussing Pedestrian Safety
Our first editor, Damien Newton, will be back on the radio this afternoon at 1:45 p.m. discussing pedestrian safety at KNX News Radio 1070. We're not sure if the interview will be available again after the live broadcast, so if you want to listen in, be sure to tune your radio to 1070 AM or click here for an online broadcast. If you're joining us online, be sure to login a couple of minutes early as you have to sit through a couple of commercials first.
March 30, 2017
Metro Seeks Contract Modifications to Avoid Service Disruptions During $66 Million Overhaul of Rosa Parks Station
The contract modifications will allow RNL Design to respond to issues that arose with the redesign of the transfer mezzanine between the Blue and the Green Lines. Namely, how to manage construction without closing the station and relying on costly bus-bridging services.
March 14, 2017
As Metro Prepares to Approve New Policing Contract, A Reminder that Criminalization of Poverty at a Discounted Price is No Bargain
As the board prepares for this decision, it seems like a good time to remind both Metro and our law enforcement agencies that the passengers that have the greatest dependence on Metro are the ones who need safe passage the most. And right now, they're the ones who are least likely to feel like that is what they are getting.
February 22, 2017
Measure S and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Status Quo
So here we are. Trapped in other people's debates. Unable to address the really urgent questions we should be addressing about how we are growing as a city. And forced to take a developer-friendly position just to maintain a deeply imperfect status quo.
February 21, 2017
Metro Seeks Input on Design Options for Segment A of Rail-to-River Bike/Pedestrian Path
Last Thursday, Metro and Cityworks Design held two meetings to lay out the design options for Segment A of the Rail-to-River project for the community and to solicit feedback.
January 31, 2017
The Women’s March, the “It’s Not Your Time” Doctrine, Urban Planning, and You
The divide between the communities I write about and the people who seek to plan or advocate on their behalf has never felt deeper.
January 26, 2017
Metro Committee to Adopt Mariachi Plaza Development Guidelines Wednesday
This Wednesday, Metro's Planning and Programming Committee will vote on whether to approve the development guidelines for the lots at Mariachi Plaza that Metro would send to potential bidders as part of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process.
January 17, 2017
These U.S. Cities Offer the Best Job Access to Transit Riders
How well does your city's transit system connect people to jobs? A new report from the University of Minnesota lays out how many jobs are accessible via transit in major American cities.
January 10, 2017
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January 10, 2017