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What It’s Like to Be a Woman Transit Operator
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Across the U.S., transit agencies are grappling with a shortfall of operators. These operators — frontline workers that keep buses and trains running are essential to a functioning transit network that actually gets riders where they need to go.
Big Admission: ‘I Was Wrong About Sharrows’
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Dave Snyder, currently the senior director for infrastructure at PeopleForBikes, was a key player in the proliferation of shared lane markings back when he was executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition. Twenty years later, he’s disillusioned with them.
Today’s Headlines
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Metro Renderings Of Future DTLA Arts District Subway Station (Urbanize) Metro Looking At End-Of-Line Policy, As Some Cities Blame Homelessness Issues On Transit (LB Post, Daily News) Metro Releases Torrance C (Green) Line Draft EIR (The Source) Metro Welcomes Mayor Bass (The Source) Old Road Temporarily Closed For Metro 5 Freeway Widening Construction (SC Signal) […]
Metro Board Approves $294 Million to Widen 57/60 Freeways Confluence
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The final phase of 57/60 Freeway construction is anticipated to get underway this Spring, with the widened freeway expected to open around 2026-2028
Today’s Headlines
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Preview Of Today’s 10 a.m. Metro Board Meeting (The Source) …includes vote on nearly $300M for 57/60 Freeway widening Rider With Feet On Metro Seat Settles Lawsuit Against LAPD (2UrbanGirls) Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Lancaster (AV Times) …L.A. Sanitation Truck Driver Hits, Kills Pedestrian In Sherman Oaks (Daily News, 2UrbanGirls) …Driver Kills Three […]
L.A. Public Works Committee Approves Motion to End Automatic Road Widening
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The Raman-Bonin-Blumenfield motion would "eliminate spot road widenings" instead prioritizing the "pedestrian experience" and "pedestrian safety and visibility" by minimizing crossing distance at intersections