Joe Linton
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L.A. Mayor Approves 177 Miles of Speed Limit Reductions
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Enabled by state law reforms, L.A. City is reducing speed limits on 177 miles of streets - going into effect by June 2022
L.A. Ballot Measure to Take on Housing and Homelessness Crises
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"It's time for the millionaires and billionaires in Los Angeles to pay their fair share and help us address the housing and homelessness crisis in Los Angeles."
L.A. Councilmember Krekorian Cancels Burbank Boulevard Widening
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The revised Burbank Blvd project now will widen sidewalks, add left turn phasing signals, and provide pedestrian-oriented safety features, including curb extensions, new crosswalks, enhanced lighting, and flashing beacons.
Eyes on the Street: San Fernando Road Bike Path Nearly Complete
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When this phase is completed - expected in late 2022 - the San Fernando Road bike path will extend a total of ten miles
Highway Widening Chief Abdollah Ansari Has Left Metro
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Ansari was one of the agency's most rigidly pro-freeway and pro-car-capacity leaders
February 2022 Metro Board Meeting Recap: Railyard Overrun, Unarmed Security, and More
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Transit policing, B/D Line turnback yard, N. 710 Freeway funding for multi-modal projects, Eastside L Line extension, bike parking, J Line electric buses, and Local Small Business Enterprise Program
Solis Motion Would Re-Re-Affirm that Metro North 710 Money Really Does Go to Multi-Modal Projects
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Hilda Solis motion reiterates that, for the N. 710 MIP (Mobility Improvement Projects), "new mobility improvement[s] are eligible as both standalone projects and as components of larger projects," specifically including "bus priority infrastructure... bikeway projects... Sidewalk improvements, [and] Pedestrian safety improvements."
Round-up: Canceled River Bridge Opening, Metro Rail, Ktown Rocks
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Metro's Crenshaw/LAX and Regional Connector rail lines could open this year. Metro's DTLA heavy rail yard re-do overshot its budget by $75 million. A new river bridge opens next month. Koreatown anti-camping rocks haven't budged.
L.A. Metro Evaluating Phasing Eastside Gold Line Extension to Whittier
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The 9-mile Eastside Gold Line light rail extension is expected to cost $6.1-6.5 billion, so construction could be phased, with a shorter initial segment
Committee Approves L.A. Metro Station Bike Parking Contract
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Metro is upgrading keyed lockers to digital ones, expanding 850 existing station lockers to 1,000 new e-lockers
L.A. City Council Transportation Committee Approves Unprecedented Speed Limit Reductions
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Assemblymember Laura Friedman's A.B. 43 makes it possible for cities to roll back some speed limit hikes that had been required under the outdated, harmful 85th percentile rule.
New Bike Lanes on North Figueroa in Cypress Park
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The lanes come as somewhat of a surprise, as the area is represented by L.A. City Councilmember Gil Cedillo, who blocked bike lane projects on North Figueroa in Highland Park and on the North Spring Street Bridge.