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By Joe Linton | May 16, 2019

Today Is Bike-to-Work Day (The Source)
…Due To Rain, Some Pit Stops (WeHo, Santa Monica) Canceled/Postponed
Walking Is L.A.’s Future, Though L.A. Doesn’t Plan For It (Curbed)
…Will People-Walking Connect People Who Drive? (LAT)
Metro Looking Into Possible Bus-Only Lanes (Curbed)
Alignments Under Consideration For L.A. River Bike/Walk Path (The Source)
August CicLAvia To Connect Hollywood And West Hollywood (WeHoVille)
Carnage: Driver Dies Crashing Into Tree In Encino (Daily News)
…Driver Dies Crashing Into Power Pole In Woodland Hills (Daily News)
San Marino Wants To Return Funding To Metro (SGV Tribune)
How L.A. Can Clean Its Smoggy Air (KCRW)
Compare L.A. Times Coverage Of Over-Budget Delayed-Schedule Metro Highway vs. Rail Projects
…don’t get SB started on L.A. Times misleading coverage of high-speed rail

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An aerial view of Louisville's $2.3 billion Ohio River Bridges Project. Photo: Ohio River Bridges Project via Broken Sidewalk

The Real Reason Roads Are In Bad Shape

By Angie Schmitt | May 15, 2019

States don't lack money for road maintenance. They just spend it on expensive new projects — ribbon cuttings! — instead.

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Spending $2 trillion on infrastructure need not result in more of these. Photo: Ohio River Bridges Flickr Page

There’s a Right Way to Spend Trillions on Infrastructure

By Aaron Short | May 15, 2019

A new report seeks to upend the debate over infrastructure to investments that boost mass transit while saving the planet.

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By Joe Linton | May 15, 2019 | 1 Comment

Metro Could and Should Provide Free Student Transit (Investing in Place)
Long Beach Have E-Scooter-Beating Suspect In Custody (KTLA)
L.A. Built Most Housing In CA In 2018 (Curbed)
Carnage: Redlands Driver Strikes, Kills Bicyclist (Biking in L.A.)
…Ladera Ranch Driver Strikes, Kills Bicyclist (Biking in L.A.)
Pasadena Driver Hit-and-Run Critically Injures Cyclist (Pasadena Now)
Driver Crashes Into Malibu Garage (Daily News)
Tomorrow Is Bike-to-Work Day – See Pit Stops Map
…Rainy Weather Forecast Tomorrow Morning
…Free Rides On Most L.A. County Transit (The Source)

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Egbert Brasjen, 96, is the post senior for biking in Holland.

Dutch Treat! This Guy is Biking Through His 90s

By Angie Schmitt | May 14, 2019

It is amazing how long people can bike with the right encouragement and infrastructure.

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A Metro-North train at the Stamford station. Travel times could decrease if a driver tolling plan is approved. Photo: Adam E. Moreira

Connecticut Drivers Will Start Paying their Fair Share, Thanks to Toll Plan

By Aaron Short | May 14, 2019

The days of a free ride across Connecticut are ending as Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is proposing tolls on the state’s major highways to rebuild its aging transit infrastructure.

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By Joe Linton | May 14, 2019

Winnetka Avenue Safety Upgrades Moving Forward (LADOT)
LAist, SGV Tribune, Alhambra Source Preview This Sunday’s 626 Golden Streets
Amendments Blunt S.B. 50 Transit Density Bill’s L.A. Impact (Urbanize)
…S.B.50 Could Bring Radical Changes (LAT)
Long Beach Woman Bludgeoned to Death with E-Scooter (LAT)
Carnage: Racing Driver Kills One In South L.A. Hit-and-Run (LAT)
Three Hospitalized In Malibu Car-Flip Crash (Daily News)
DUI Driver Crashes Into Multiple Parked Cars In Northridge (ABC7)

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Los Angeles Walks Executive Director John Yi - photo courtesy L.A. Walks

Interview with John Yi, New Executive Director of Los Angeles Walks

By Joe Linton | May 13, 2019

John Yi is the new Executive Director of Los Angeles Walks, Southern California’s premier walk advocacy nonprofit. Yi has a long background in nonprofit and community organizing work. He took the helm last month, after L.A. Walks’ first Executive Director, Emilia Crotty, departed to return to the East Coast. This interview was conducted via email earlier this month. […]

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A rendering of what could replace Interstate 275 in Tampa. Image: Josh Frank

Metro Regional Connection Completion Could Be Delayed (LAT)
Man Jumps From Crane, Temporarily Shutting Down Sepulveda Expo Station (Daily News)
It’s Bike Week (Biking in L.A.)
…Including Blessing of the Bikes Returns Tomorrow (Downtown News)
Bicyclists Need Protection, Not Just Paint (Curbed)
Mixed-Use Housing Proposed Near Vermont/Beverly Station (Urbanize)
Carnage: 83-Year-Old Driver Killed in Torrance Crash (Daily Breeze)
…Three Critically Injured In City of Industry Crash (SGV Tribune)
So. Cal Homelessness Is Getting Worse (LAist)
Judge Rules Against Venice Homeless Housing NIMBYs (Curbed)