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Metro's rendering for BRT through downtown Eagle Rock

Kevin de León Asks Metro to Delay Eagle Rock Bus Project, Wants More Meetings

By Joe Linton | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

Councilmember de León is seeking an alternative "maintaining two through lanes" for drivers - and asking Metro to hold a series of well-advertised in-person meetings.

Image: Duke Makangila via Creative Commons

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New Bill Would Help Measure Transportation Access for Non-Drivers

By Kea Wilson | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

A new bill would give U.S. communities money to analyze how easy — or difficult — it is for residents to access the destinations they need most, and how their mode of transportation, race, income, age, disability, and other factors that impact their basic mobility.

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Governor Newsom Proposes $500M Bump to Active Transportation

By Melanie Curry | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

It's not the $2B requested by the CA Transportation Commission and advocates, and it's not even near what he proposes for litter cleanup, but it would help

United Caltrans Tenants and supporters holding a posada on Sheffield Ave. to draw attention to the empty homes issue, December 2018. Image : United Caltrans Tenants

United Caltrans Tenants Oppose State Legislation That Would Guide Home Sales, Possibly Lead to Evictions

By Damien Newton | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

"Unlike Caltrans, local governments have an interest in preventing evictions and making successful sales to tenants because these are their constituents," explains Timothy Ivison with UCT.

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By Joe Linton | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

Councilmember de León Opposes Beautiful Boulevard BRT For Eagle Rock (Boulevard Sentinel) …de León statement: “Metro should develop an alternative … maintaining two through lanes” Higher Court Freezes Orders To House Skid Row Unhoused People (LAist, LAT, L.A. Magazine) Senior Home Proposal Becomes Flashpoint In Boyle Heights Gentrification Fight (LAist) Planning Commission Approves 70-Story Tower […]

Scratching the Surface of Metro’s Proposed FY21-22 Budget

By Joe Linton | May 13, 2021 | No Comments

Flush with COVID money, Metro's $8B proposed budget restores cut transit service, and increases funding spent on transit and highway construction

Photo: New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center

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Study: Cycling Rates Low Unless Women Are Riding

By Kea Wilson | May 13, 2021 | No Comments

Around the world, cities that do the best job of catering to the needs of women cyclists also have the highest level of cycling overall, a new study finds — and the U.S. has among the lowest share of female riders on the planet.

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 13, 2021 | No Comments

Submit Comments On Metro FY21-22 Budget (The Source) American Prospect Looks Into Metro Fareless Transit Initiative L.A. Making Foothill Blvd Safer for Equestrians and Cyclists (LADOT YouTube) …After 2019 Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Two Horses, Injured Riders (CBS2 YouTube) …Give input via LADOT Foothill Blvd Traffic Safety Project webpage Person On Tracks Killed By Metro Train […]

The head of Caltrans wants to pause plans for widening the 710 Freeway. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Head of Caltrans Says Time to Pause Current 710 Freeway Expansion

By Joe Linton | May 12, 2021 | No Comments

Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin: "We're in a place right now where we want to put an absolute pause on this [710 Freeway] project in the format that it's currently in."

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 12, 2021 | No Comments

The Eagle Rock Association (TERA) Endorses Beautiful Boulevard BRT Proposal Long Beach Updates Density Bonus, Tied To Transit Service (Urbanize) L.A. To Make Al Fresco Dining Permanent Program (LAist) Slim Crowds Dampen West Hollywood’s First Day of Robertson Street Closures (WeHoVille) Carnage: UPS Truck Driver Crash Kills One In Palos Verdes Estates (Daily Breeze) 3-Story […]