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Free West Coast Premiere of New 34th Avenue Streetfilms Documentary on August 26 in Long Beach
SBLA interviews Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson on the occasion of his new documentary, Close Encounters of the 34th Avenue Kind: The Story of NYC's Best Open Street
August 13, 2026
Worried about Metrolink Cuts? Blame Metrolink ‘Joint Powers Agreement’ Governance Structure
Metrolink's JPA governance structure got multi-county So Cal commuter rail service up and running quickly, but was never intended to last for as long as it has
August 12, 2026
West Covina Has One Week Left to Feedback on Parks & Rec Master Plan
Responses so far have focused on youth sports and senior activities.
August 12, 2026
Eyes on the Street: Transit and Bike Projects in the Valley
New bus bridge over Sepulveda, new hard plastic bike lane protection on Chandler, and new ThermoShade shelter being tested at NoHo Station
August 11, 2026
City Atty Loses Bid to Criminalize Man Punched During Traffic Stop; Diversion Agreement Paves Way for Civil Proceedings Against City, LAPD to Resume
Lawyers for Alexander Mitchell believe the misdemeanor resisting charges, filed 11 months after Officer Joshua Sportiello socked Mitchell in the face, were retaliatory and intended to interfere with proceedings in the civil suit Mitchell filed against the City. That suit was stayed earlier this year, pending resolution of the criminal case.
August 7, 2026
Metro Clearing Mature Trees to Widen 91 Freeway through North Long Beach
Metro is clearing 174 trees to make way for one more freeway lane through a pollution-burdened community of color. "Imagine Your Drive."
August 5, 2026
Selection Committee Fails to Approve Santa Clarita Councilmember Jason Gibbs for Metro Board
Cities throughout L.A. County rejected Gibbs appointment to the Metro Board. The decision sends the appointment back to the North County and San Fernando Valley subregion.
July 30, 2026
The 57/60 Confluence Construction is More Than Halfway Finished
The locally controlled freeway project continues to make impressive progress, but will it be complete before the Olympics?
July 29, 2026
New Terra Bella Bike Lanes Partially Replacing Van Nuys Bike Lanes
The "replacement" bikeway falls short on both quantity and quality: Metro/LADOT are removing 5.6 partially protected lane-miles and adding back just 4.8 lane-miles, all unprotected
July 27, 2026
Metro Board July 2026 Recap: Open Streets Funding, Governance, Freeway Expansion, and More
It took more than half a year for Metro to approve an additional $1 million for CicLAvia-type events. Other board actions on freeway widening, governance, Pacoima Metrolink, workforce housing, Olympics, and more.
July 23, 2026
