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The 5 Freeway through the city of Downey. Metro plans to expand the lanes on the left and take out many of the homes on the right. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro Plans to Take Out 200+ Downey Homes to Widen 5 and 605 Freeways

By Joe Linton | Oct 2, 2020 | No Comments

Downey resident Alexandria Contreras says Metro's "I-605 Corridor Improvement Project" is "not an improvement, it's destruction, state sanctioned violence.... immoral and unjust."

Screengrab from the Sheriff's press conference on the killing of 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee. Two videos obtained from Kizzee's phone were shown to prove the gun found at the scene was his. The audio was removed from the videos, LASD said, because the song Kizzee was listening to contained vulgarities. But the intention seemed to be to present him as menacing, rather than being true to what he actually doing, which was showing off a bit while enjoying some music.

Video Provided by Sheriffs Directly Contradicts Their Own Account of Killing of Dijon Kizzee

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments

The 2nd deputy doesn't draw his gun until nearly 2 seconds after Kizzee's gun has skittered along the ground to its final resting place

Metro's September 2020 I-5 North construction status report

Over Budget, Five Years Late, I-5 Widening Sparks Metro-Caltrans Debate on Who Pays Cost Overruns

By Joe Linton | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments

The three- to four-year-long 5 Freeway widening project through Burbank is now expected to take eight years of construction

Metro New Flyer Electric bus charging in North Hollywood. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Why Won’t Metro Promote Its New Electric Buses?

By Joe Linton | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

Announcing a Streetsblog contest: submit your designs for how Metro should promote its exciting new electric bus fleet

Mayor Eric Garcetti announcing the new Metro TAP app this morning.

Mayor Garcetti Introduces New Metro TAP App – Riders Can Now Use Phone To Pay Fare

By Joe Linton | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments

Riders can now use iPhones to pay fare on Metro bus and rail, Metro Bike Share, and L.A. County municipal operator buses

SGV Connect 69: Stormwater Planning in East L.A. and a Look at the Transit Picture Across the Country

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

Kris interviews Paul Alva about East L.A. Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project. Damien talks to Streetsblog USA editor Kea Wilson about the state of transit during the ongoing pandemic.

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, flanked by Metro CEO Phil Washington (left) and City Councilmember Paul Krekorian (right), at this morning's G Line electrification announcement

Metro Kicks Off G Line Bus Electrification

By Joe Linton | Jul 27, 2020 | No Comments

Six months late, Metro now has its first electric bus operating on the popular Metro G Line BRT in the San Fernando Valley

Jermaine Welch mourns the loss of rapper, artist, entrepreneur, and visionary Nipsey Hussle in this image from 2019. While out making deliveries just after midnight on June 3, Welch passed through an intersection on Broadway, just south of Manchester, and was shot six times, possibly by the LAPD. He has been under investigation ever since. Image courtesy Jermaine Welch.

Bystander Shot Six Times During Officer-Involved Shooting Left Homeless, Struggling to Recover while LAPD Treats Him as Suspect

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

“Wow, I wake up from my death and it was like I was in jail...I’m treated like a criminal," he says. "[Yet] I'm the victim in this situation."

Officer Frank Hernández rains blows down on Richard Castillo while his partner stands by with her taser ready in Boyle Heights on April 27. Image captured from LAPD body cam footage.

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