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What It’s Like to Be a Woman Transit Operator
By Tonya Abernathy, Orquidia Flores, Thejoal Hope and Alicia Michelle Smith |
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’
By Dave Snyder |
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
By Joe Linton |
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
By Joe Linton |
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
By Joe Linton |
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
By Joe Linton |
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