Metro Board Looks to Rein in 605 and 5 Freeway Widening Home Demolitions
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The motion directs staff to come up with less destructive alternatives, to reconsider the need for the project, and to do more outreach
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‘The Auto Industry Went Berserk’: Five Questions with Joan Claybrook, Former Head of NHTSA
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The first woman head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reflects on her successes — retractable stop signs on buses, mandatory crash test standards, airbags and the end of hood ornaments, for instance — and the construct battle against auto makers.
Metro Seeking Applicants to Serve on Public Safety Task Force to Re-envision Transit Policing
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Do you have what it takes to reimagine Metro public safety? Apply to volunteer on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee. Applications due November 13.
City of Alhambra Hosting Community Feedback Meetings for Park Grant Applications
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Alhambra staff are looking to apply for grants to build one new pocket park, a community center, and other upgrades and renovations at five other parks
Today’s Headlines
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15 Police Shootings Similar To Dijon Kizzee (LAT) Oversight Panel Calls For Sheriff Villanueva To Resign (LAist, LAT, Daily News) LAPD Caused Serious Injuries Clearing Lakers Victory Celebrations (LAT) County Blasts COVID Herd Immunity As Unethical, Immoral (Daily News) Santa Monica Approves New Bike Plan (Patch) Another Push To Speed Up Metro’s Street-Running Light Rail […]
Metro Committee Approves Regional Connector Service Plan
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Starting in late 2022, Metro will run one-seat light rail from Long Beach to Azusa - and Santa Monica to East L.A.
Riders Haven’t Abandoned Transit During COVID — They’re Taking Fewer Trips: Report
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A new report reveals major ramifications for cities and for BIPOC communities that rely heavily on transit and have borne the brunt of COVID-19 both as patients and as essential workers.
California Transportation Plan 2050: Comments Due October 22
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The plan addresses equity and displacement, but stops short of saying what the last plan made clear: California has to stop building for car drivers
Today’s Headlines
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More Than 1 Million Votes Already Cast In California (LAT) So Cal Sets Temperature Records, New Fire Risks (Daily Breeze) …Looks Like 2020 Will Be Hottest Year Ever Recorded (LAT) Newly Protected Bike Lanes On Manchester Avenue (Bonin Facebook) New Public Sink and Water Station At NoHo Station (The Source) New Mural Coming To Mariachi […]
Today’s Headlines
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COVID Cases Remain High In L.A. County, Stalling Further Reopening (Daily News) Metro Service Cuts Preclude NextGen Plan (Investing in Place) Metrolink Antelope Valley Improvements Scoping Meetings Thursday and Saturday (The Source) Carnage: Driver Killed Pedestrian In Santa Monica (SM Spoke Facebook) …Motorcyclist Killed In Torrance Crash (Daily News) County To Convert Long Beach Hotel […]