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Substandard bike lane on De Soto Avenue in Woodland Hills. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Eyes on the Street: L.A. City’s Three-Foot-Wide Bike Lane

By Joe Linton | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

Most of the De Soto Avenue bike lane is the two feet of gutter pan

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

Metro A Line Planned Repair Closure Detour Strands Hundreds Of Riders Packed On Platform (Facebook) …Metro Responds, Adding Temporary Bus Bridge (Metro Twitter) …emergency repairs unavoidable, but wasn’t “New Blue” supposed to make A Line really reliable? NYT Interviews The Entitled Cyclist Congestion Pricing Works (LAT) …KTLA Questions, Raspberries “Fees On Freeways” County Running Antelope […]

Senator Scott Wiener (center) is flanked by business, labor, and transit agency leaders and advocates at a rally in front of the California Air Resources Board. Image: Screengrab from Youtube

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State Leaders Rally for Transit Funding in Budget

By Melanie Curry | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

With only a few weeks left to finalize a budget, transit agencies warning they may have to make deep service cuts as soon as this summer

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

L.A. City Transportation Committee screens Biking While Black, Metro public safety, SCAG Connect SoCal survey deadline, and more

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

Newly Curb-Protected Bike Lanes On Santa Monica’s Ocean Blvd (Biking in L.A.) Caltrans Seeks Input On Port Vincent Thomas Bridge Re-Do (LAist) Sheriff Deputy Accused Of Being In Executioners Gang Reveals Tattoo, Names Names (LAT) Metro Congestion Pricing Study Due This Summer (LAT) Carnage: Hit-and-Run Suspect Caught In Pomona Crash That Killed Two People (SGV […]

Metro's FY23-24 budget expands for funds for freeway widening, while trimming funding for transit construction. Metro 405 Freeway widening photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Six Takeaways from the Metro Budget – You’ll Never Believe Number Four!

By Joe Linton | May 26, 2023 | No Comments

Don't just stand there - dive right in to SBLA's Metro FY2023-24 budget listicle!

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 26, 2023 | No Comments

Metro Adopts $9B FY23-24 Budget (LB Post, Pasadena Now, Daily News) includes 6-7 percent more freeway expansion, 5 percent less transit expansion Police Arrest Suspect In Metro Bus Operator Stabbing (LAT, Daily News) How Safe Is Metro? (LAist) Vice Criticizes Metro CIO Reynolds For Equating Bus/Bike Projects To Freeway Neighborhood Teardowns …Reynolds said Metro “predecessors” […]

Metro Historic Broadway Station under construction last month. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Metro Regional Connector Downtown Subway Opens Friday June 16

By Joe Linton | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

The wait will soon be over. This week, Metro announced that its new downtown L.A. Regional Connector subway will open on Friday, June 16. Metro will offer free rides all of that Father’s Day weekend. The $1.8 billion 1.9-mile light rail subway ties together three Metro lines – the A (Blue) Line, E (Expo) Line […]

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

Rider Stabs, Critically Injures Metro Bus Driver In Woodland Hills (LAT, Daily News) …Police Seek Stabbing Suspect Shown In Video (KTLA) LAT Editorial: CA Should Legalize Speed Cameras The Source Previews Today’s 10 a.m. Metro Board Meeting L.A. City Planning’s Proposed Citywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance (Urbanize) Santa Monica Adding Curb-Protection To Ocean Blvd Bike Lanes […]

An equestrian crosswalk button in Avocado Heights. Credit: Chris Greenspon/SBLA

Rezoning Proposal for Avocado Heights Riles Residents and Activists

By Chris Greenspon | May 24, 2023 | No Comments

Much of the equestrian community’s agricultural zoning has been proposed for change to residential zoning. Planners say it’s not meant to push out horse use.