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Metro Celebrates Purple Line Extension 1 Tunnel Machines, Set to Start in August
Metro's Purple Line Extension Phase 1 will soon be dug by twin tunnel machines, named "Soyeon" and "Elsie"
April 25, 2018
Move L.A. and Partners Float Vision2020 Electrification Sales Tax Proposal
Vision 2020 proposes a four-county sales tax to end air pollution and abate climate change
April 19, 2018
“The Car Culture that We Have Is Not Promoting Life:” Riders Gather to Remember Frederick “Woon” Frazier
As Young Riders Mourn, a Movement Begins to Coalesce
April 16, 2018
22-year-old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Manchester/Normandie; Driver Plows Through Mourners Corking Intersection to Protest Death
The images were a sobering reminder of how terrifyingly fragile the human body is when confronted by a multi-ton vehicle traveling at just about any speed.
April 11, 2018
L.A. Times Editorial Raises Double Standards on Traffic Deaths vs. Gun Deaths
L.A. electeds, including councilmember Mitch O'Farrell decry gun violence, but are ok with traffic violence
April 5, 2018
S.B. 827 News: Rules Cmte Affirms Need to Address Housing Crisis; Says No to Sacramento’s Approach
While curbing the power of the I-got-mine-so-go-away-peasant crowd to veto growth is indeed a most urgent imperative, the fact that the zoning changes are tied to transit lines means that, here in Los Angeles, it is disproportionately lower-income communities of color that will be affected by the bill.
March 23, 2018
Six-Month Mar Vista Venice Blvd Great Streets Check-In: Results Inconclusive
Last night the Los Angeles City Transportation Department (LADOT) hosted an open house meeting on the Mar Vista Venice Boulevard Great Streets project. The open house was a six-month check-in, with LADOT presenting their latest project data. The event took place at the Mar Vista Recreation Center.
March 15, 2018
“Burn the Witch!”: Public Enthusiasm for Dragging Rude Youth from Trains Highlights Gap in Metro’s Equity Platform
People had been so caught up in detailing the crimes against humanity her “poopy feet” had wrought that there was very little space for reflection on the larger implications of what it was that people were cheering.
March 8, 2018
Montclair Is Misguided In Penalizing Supposed “Distracted Walking”
The media has had a hard time approaching the supposed phenomenon of “distracted walking” with anything close to a reasonable amount of rigor, objectivity, or skepticism.
March 8, 2018
Leaders Break Ground on Metro Purple Line Subway to Century City
This morning, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Inglewood Mayor James Butts, Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse and other L.A. leaders celebrated the official groundbreaking for section two of the Westside Metro Purple Line subway extension. The $2.53 billion 2.6-mile heavy rail subway extension will include stops at Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive and on Constellation Boulevard in Century City.
February 23, 2018
