Joe Linton
Recent Posts
Eyes on the Street: Koreatown Anti-Camping Rocks Are Gone
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The Westmoreland Avenue rocks are gone, but appear to have inspired other more recent unhoused-hostile copycat installations nearby
Metro Announces It Will No Longer Widen Freeways, Doubles Down on Freeway “Modernization”
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This morning, April 1 (wink), Metro leaders announced that the agency will no longer be spending hundreds of millions of dollars every year to widen highways throughout L.A. County
Councilmember Kevin de León Announces Support for Eagle Rock Bus Transit Plan
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Kevin de León endorsed Metro's "single lane" Bus Rapid Transit alternative "F1" which is largely based on the community-led design proposal called the Beautiful Boulevard
Metro Looking Into Two Bikeway Connections to Union Station
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Cyclists could travel first/last mile to/from Union Station via the planned L.A. River path and via an extended esplanade along Alameda Street
Eyes on the Street: Huntington Park’s Veterans Park Corridor Walk/Bike Trails
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Half-mile long Veterans Park is located below high-voltage powerlines and presents a very good example of how to convert underutilized utility corridors into multi-purpose community spaces
Eyes on the Street: New Taylor Yard Walk/Bike Bridge
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Photos of the new Taylor Yard bike/walk bridge - connecting the L.A. City neighborhoods of Elysian Valley and Cypress Park
Most of Metro’s New Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail Line Is Substantially Complete
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If all goes well - which hasn't been the case for Crenshaw/LAX so far - the new rail line could open to the public as early as this December, though early 2023 is likely
Proposed L.A. Metro FY22-23 Budget: More Freeway Widening, Less Transit Construction
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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
Eyes on the Street: Red Pavement Bus Lane Improvements in Downtown L.A. and East Hollywood
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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
L.A. City Hosts Invitation-Only Grand Opening of New Elysian Valley Bike/Ped Bridge
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In the works since 1992, the city of L.A. finally opened its new Elysian Valley Taylor Yard bike/ped bridge. Streetsblog was almost there at the opening.
Ghost Train Podcast Explores Denver’s Troubled Rail Expansion, with Lessons for Other Locales
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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.
High Gas Prices Got You Down? Some Tips for Newbie L.A. Cyclists
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Chose bike-friendly routes, combine bicycling and transit, lock carefully - and more