Joe Linton
Recent Posts
L.A. and CA Leaders Praise Federal Infrastructure Funding on the Way
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The $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, "BIL," is investing billions of dollars in transportation projects in L.A. and throughout California.
Downtown Culver City Just Got More Walkable, Bikeable, and Transit-Friendly
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MOVE Culver City features improvements for pedestrians, transit riders and cyclists: dedicated bus lanes, protected bike lanes, curb extensions, and more.
Why Do L.A. Agencies Drop Approved Bikeways From Their Projects?
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Metro, Caltrans, and L.A. City Public Works Department ignore many opportunities to extend L.A. bikeway facilities into more of a network
Assemblymember Cristina Garcia Planning Legislation to Stop Freeway Expansion in Underserved Communities
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Garcia's bill would prohibit the state from funding or permitting highway projects in areas with high rates of pollution and poverty and where residents have suffered negative health effects from living near freeways.
LA Metro’s Latest 710 Freeway Messaging Sounds All Too Familiar
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Stay tuned - probably for another decade - to find out if Metro's latest community messaging is sincere, or just another iteration of the past couple decades of lip service to a community-driven process.
LA Rail Projects Move Forward – With Funding from High-Speed Rail
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New road/rail grade separation in Santa Fe Springs - plus updates on other L.A. projects to prepare for high-speed rail, including in North L.A. County
CicLAvia South L.A. 2021 – Open Thread
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Tens of thousands enjoyed the five-mile long route on portions of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard
Metro Approves Transit Policing Contract Extension, While Setting Up Some Shift to Alternatives
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The one year contract extension combines with other Metro approvals to queue up a planned partial shift of resources away from armed law enforcement to a community safety approach
Metro Leaders Make False Claims at North County 5 Freeway Widening Groundbreaking
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Does anyone really believe that this freeway expansion will really clean the air? Advance equity? Is suburban highway widening any kind of equity model for other projects in the region and the state?
More Progress on the New Sixth Street Viaduct
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Nearly all of the 20 iconic arches now appear complete
Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lane on Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.
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The new southbound Grand Avenue bus lane extends just over one mile - from Hope Place to Pico Boulevard. It forms a couplet with a northbound bus lane on Olive Street.
LA Co Sheriff Villanueva Is Opposing Metro’s Slow Moves Toward Transit Policing Reform
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Metro transit policing will be on next week's board meeting, though the reform process will continue to be before the board in the coming year as Metro's five-year multi-agency policing contract comes up for renewal