Joe Linton
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Eyes on the Street: Reseda Blvd’s Under Construction Complete Streets Upgrades
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The Reseda Boulevard Complete Streets Project includes three miles of continuous protected bike lanes - plus new ADA ramps, sidewalks, bus islands, lighting, trees, bioswales, left turn signals, and more
Eyes on the Street: 7th Street Curb-Protected Bike Lanes Under Construction
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The under-construction $18.7 million 7th Street Streetscape project will include a curb-protected bikeway, expanded sidewalks, pedestrian/cyclist-scale lighting, bus islands, and new trees.
Metro’s 60 Freeway Ramps Expansion Project in Hacienda Heights Is on Hold
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Metro deemed the Hacienda Heights SR-60/7th Avenue project beneficial to drivers and not too bad to adjacent residents, but if and when the project gets going, construction could come very close to homes.
CEO Wiggins Pledges to Restore Metro Ridership to Pre-COVID Levels by July 2023
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Data shows Metro system struggling to restore service and build ridership
CicLAvia South L.A. Opens Western Avenue – Open Thread
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CicLAvia's first event along South L.A.'s Western Avenue featured mayoral hopeful Karen Bass, City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and tens of thousands participants.
Griffith Park Opens Newly Car-Free Street, More To Come
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The April 16 death of cyclist Andrew Jelmert is spurring Griffith Park safety improvements, including a new three-quarter-mile car-free stretch of Griffith Park Drive
CicLAvia Is Back! Four Events Announced for 2022
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CicLAvia South L.A., Meet the Hollywoods, Heart of L.A., and South L.A. again! Wooo hoooo!
Where Metro and Caltrans Plan to Widen the 91 Freeway
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Metro and Caltrans plan to spend about $400 million widening parts of the 91 Freeway through South L.A. and Southeast L.A., meaning more pollution in already pollution-burdened communities of color.
Metro Celebrates Groundbreaking for Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation
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The $156 million Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation Project will benefit both rail passengers and drivers; both will be safer and will experience greater reliability in traveling through the area
Metro and the Future of the 405 Freeway Corridor
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Metro pretty much just put a big staple through all 436 little plans and declared it a big Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor plan
Eyes on the Street: West Hollywood’s Pilot Willoughby Neighborhood Greenway
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West Hollywood's pilot Willoughby Neighborhood Greenway is a decent step in a healthy livable direction, but its effectiveness has been undermined by scofflaw drivers
Victory for Community Resistance: L.A. Cancels Long-Planned $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening
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L.A. Metro approved the 'No Build' alternative for planned 710 freeway widening through predominantly Black and brown communities. The action is unprecedented for Southern California.