Joe Linton
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LA: Automated Enforcement Coming Soon to a Bus Lane Near You
Metro is already installing on-bus cameras. Soon comes testing, outreach, then warning tickets. Wilshire/5th/6th and La Brea will be the first bus routes in the bus lane enforcement program.
Measure HLA Is Now Officially Law for L.A. City
Check the city maps to find what bus, bike, and walk improvements are coming to streets in your neighborhood.
Rundown of New Federal Reconnecting Communities Grants for L.A. County
There are seven L.A. County Reconnecting Communities grants totaling $162 million — about 90 percent of that goes to Metro's Removing Barriers project, which includes new bus lanes, first/last mile walk/bike facilities, bike-share, and more.
How Cities Get Free Bike and Bus Upgrades from Developers
L.A. City could shift current resources that today go to widening streets — and instead upgrade sidewalks, bus stops, and bike lanes — especially when new development pays for it.
Calif. Claims Adding Miles of New Lanes to a Freeway Is… Not Expanding the Freeway
Metro claims "no [710 Freeway] expansion whatsoever" — and, at the same time, Metro says they won't rule out demolishing homes.
L.A. Voters Mandate City Implement Sustainable Transportation Improvements Whenever It Repaves
Measure HLA is a clear mandate for change in the way L.A. designs its streets - voters want city streets to be safer for all road users.
Die-In Rally Calls on LA Mayor to End Record Traffic Deaths
336 people were killed in L.A. City traffic crashes in 2023 — the highest total in over 20 years. Safe streets advocates are urging the city to take Vision Zero seriously.
L.A. Transit, Walk, and Bike Advocates Still Have Unfinished Business From 2023
Stuff that didn't happen yet: Metro was going to install safe connections to stations and build BRT and bikeways, L.A. was going to end road widening and improve street safety.
2023 Was the Year of Metro Freeway Widening
Metro quietly finished work on two 5 Freeway widening mega-projects, and started work on widening the 57/60, 91, and 605 - while continuing work on numerous widenings under construction — plus planning future mega-widenings.
L.A. Metro Touts Full Year of Transit Ridership Growth
Metro ridership numbers grew steadily throughout 2023, and appear very likely return to more than a million weekday daily riders by early 2024.
