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LAPD Shooting at Manchester/Fig Ruled Out of Policy, but Officer’s False Claim About Threatening Finger Guns Allowed to Stand
Officer Carlos Tovar also managed to hit a passing Lyft driver's vehicle with two rounds.
March 22, 2022
Proposed Metro FY22-23 Budget: Increase Freeway Widening, Decrease Transit Construction
While the Metro FY22-23 budget figures are still in flux, the latest proposal shows a 30 percent increase in freeway expansion and a 9 percent decrease in transit expansion
March 17, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Red Pavement Bus Lane Improvements in Downtown L.A. and East Hollywood
Bus-only lane improvements on First Street, Aliso Street, Alameda Street, Figueroa Street, and Hollywood Boulevard - plus Metro announces that LADOT is beginning targeted enforcement of bus lanes
March 15, 2022
Ghost Train Podcast Explores Denver’s Troubled Rail Expansion, with Lessons for Other Locales
Ghost Train is "the story of how one polluted, traffic-choked city went all in on trains, and what happened when that plan jumped the track.
March 11, 2022
High Gas Prices Got You Down? Some Tips for Newbie L.A. Cyclists
Chose bike-friendly routes, combine bicycling and transit, lock carefully - and more
March 9, 2022
Mayor Garcetti Approves 177 Miles of Speed Limit Reductions
Enabled by state law reforms, L.A. City is reducing speed limits on 177 miles of streets - going into effect by June 2022
March 7, 2022
L.A. City Council Transportation Committee Approves Unprecedented Speed Limit Reductions
LADOT General Manager Reynolds stated that though "this is a great day" speed limit reform advocacy is not done, because "the 85th percentile rule needs to go away entirely."
February 15, 2022
Broad Motion by Homelessness Hardliner Takes Aim at Streetside Bike Sales and Repairs; Council Critics Call Out Political Theater
In which CM Krekorian details how annoyed he was when police asked him why he believed the bikes he saw at an encampment were stolen.
February 9, 2022
Officers Who Killed Margarito López Didn’t Heed Standby Warning for “Less Lethal” Fire
Half a second after the projectile is fired at López – who is in the midst of turning away from officers – a burst of contagious fire erupts.
January 26, 2022
L.A. Times Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
In five states - California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas - the Times found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods
November 12, 2021
