Beloved Public Plaza to Return to Asphalt in Detroit
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A public plaza built two years ago as a "people's park" surrounding Detroit's iconic statue will not be made permanent, thanks to a vote on Tuesday by the City Council.
Today’s Headlines
|- Metro, Metrolink Study Improving L.A.-Burbank-Glendale and Antelope Valley Line (Urbanize)
- KPCC AirTalk Discusses Eagle Rock BRT
- Metro Seeks Input On North Valley BRT Project (Daily News)
- Cyclist-Driver Fight At Hermosa Beach Sharrows (Fox11, Biking in L.A.)
- Google Maps Now Shows Bike-Share Systems, Including In L.A. (LAT)
- Carnage: Driver Pleads Not Guilty In 2017 Two-Kill Diamond Bar Hit-and-Run (SGV Tribune)
…2019 Diamond Bar Hit-and-Run Sends Two Cars Over Embankment (SGV Tribune) - Three Designs Proposed For L.A. River Taylor Yards Site (LAT)
- Part Two Of Downey Patriot Series On Downey’s Demographic Change History
- 6-Story Mixed-Use Breaks Ground Near Wilshire/Vermont (Urbanize)
- Should All Of Skid Row Be Zoned For Affordable Housing? (Curbed)
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Upgrades Coming To TAP: Mobile App and Greater Multi-Modal Integration
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This Winter riders will be able to pay by phone using Metro's TAP app. But that's not all...
President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M
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Administration delay tactics have made applying for transit construction funding much more costly and difficult.
Today’s Headlines
|- Don Shoup Talks E-Scooter Parking (Bird)
- Santa Monica Trims Bird E-Scooter Fleet (SM Lookout)
- West Hollywood Bans E-Scooter/E-Bike Sidewalk Riding (WeHoville)
- CD12 Candidates Debate Including Valley Transit, Housing (Daily News)
- More On NoHo-Pasadena BRT Project Input Meetings (Burbank Leader)
…And How BRT Convictions Divide Eagle Rock (LAist, Curbed)
…BRT Supporters Have A New Equitable Eagle Rock Website - Metro Looks To P3 To Accelerate Sepulveda Rail (Curbed)
- Wilmington Community Leader Iraís Colín Encourages And Inspires (L.A. Walks Facebook)
- Carnage: One Killed In Hollywood Hills Freeway Crash (Daily News)
…Motorcyclist Killed In Pasadena Freeway Crash (Pasadena Star News) - Homeless Advocates Protest Against Skid Row Gentrification (LAT)
- L.A. Should Look Toward NYC Housing Solutions (LAT)
- Sherman Oaks Homeless Housing Site Faces Opposition (Daily News)
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Eyes on the Street: Upgrades To Rosewood Avenue Diverter
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LADOT upgraded the Rosewood/La Brea bike/ped crossing - adding green pavement, additional markings, bollards, and signage
Today’s Headlines
|- Drivers Protest Long Beach Bike Lanes (Press Telegram)
- Amtrak Encourages Comic-Con Attendees To Ride Surfliner Train (Amtrak Youtube)
…Amtrak Adds Extra Pacific Surfliner Service/Capacity For Comic-Con - Police Investigate Homeless Man’s Death Along Metrolink Tracks In Pico Rivera (Fox11)
- 78 Townhomes Opening Soon By Expo/Crenshaw Station (Urbanize)
- Locals Push To Block Whittier Homeless Housing (Curbed)
- Glendale Permanently Removes “Welcome” Signs Drivers Crash Into (Glendale News Press)
- Uber/Lyft Paid Drivers To Lobby Against Bill That Would Make Them Employees (LAT)
- Bike the Vote L.A. Endorses Lundquist In Valley City Council Election
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Helmets Do Nothing, Says British Surgeon
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Wearing a bike helmet may encourage motorists to ride more aggressively and cyclists to take more risks, according to studies
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro NoHo-Pasadena BRT, Stories from the Frontline, Metro committees, Green New Deal
At Packed Eagle Rock Meeting, Public Comment Split While BRT Foes Harrassed BRT Supporters
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At Saturday's meeting Eagle Rock BRT opponents boo-ed, aggressively shouted at, confronted angrily, and harassed BRT supporters. Public comment was roughly evenly split.
Today’s Headlines
|- LAT Editorial Board: L.A. Needs Bus-Only Lanes
- Hundreds Attend Contentious Metro Eagle Rock BRT Hearing (CBS)
…Anti-BRT Attendees Booed And Screamed At Supporters @topomodesto Twitter
…Boulevard Sentinel (noted anti-BRT bias) Meeting Coverage: Opinions Split
…L.A. Podcast Talks Eagle Rock Anti-BRT Uproar - Suspected Copper Thief Vandalizes Gold Line In Azusa (SGVcitywatch)
- Carnage: Driver Who Killed Woon Frazier Pleads Not Guilty (MyNewsLA)
…Driver Kills One In Hawthorne Hit-and-Run (Daily News) - Burbank Working On Its Complete Streets Plan (Burbank Leader)
- Claremont Extends E-Scooter Ban (SGVTribune)
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Today’s Headlines
|- Carnage: Suspect Charged In Hit-and-Run That Killed Holocaust Survivor (LAT)
- Star News Sees Generational Divide In Metro BRT Project Debate
- 2019 Great Streets Challenge Grant Award Winners Announced
- Heatwave [plus lots of driving] To Bring Bad Air Quality (LAT)
- San Marino Rejects Metro Road Monies (Star News)
- With Less Money Lundquist Got More Primary Votes Than Lee (LAT)
- Planning Commission Approves Affordable Senior Housing For Hollywood (Urbanize)
- LAPD Working To Erase Homeless People’s Warrants For Minor Offenses (KTLA)
- Will Next Olympic Clear Homeless Like L.A. Did In 1984? (Curbed)
- The Fairness Of Congestion Pricing (Transfers)
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