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Calif. Using ‘Auxiliary Lane’ Freeway Widening Loophole for Non-Aux Lane Projects
Beyond just using harmful loopholes legally, Metro and Caltrans deceptively bypass environmental regulations in order to keep on widening freeways.
December 7, 2023
How the 10 Freeway Closure is Impacting Transit Riders
As the 10 Freeway closure clogs central L.A. surface streets, Metro and L.A. City claim they are making trains go faster.
November 16, 2023
Where L.A. City Is Quietly Removing Bike Lanes and Adding On-Street Car Parking
Six streets where LADOT added motorist parking at the expense of bicyclist safety. And the city wonders why traffic deaths keep increasing?
November 2, 2023
L.A. Equity Assessments Finds Freeway Widening Projects are Good for Low Income Communities of Color, Actually
Metro says its "Transportation infrastructure investments must be targeted toward those with the greatest mobility needs first" but a recent perfunctory Metro equity assessment report calls the agency's commitment to equity into question.
October 27, 2023
LA Looks to Approve On-Bus Camera Enforcement Ticketing Drivers Who Park in Bus Lanes
On-bus camera enforcement has the potential to improve bus speed and reliability, improving the lives of millions of Angelenos.
October 18, 2023
Opinion: LA Should Pull Plug on Wasteful MicroTransit Pilot
Recent Metro documents try to put a positive spin on the $43 million Metro Micro pilot, but even the agency's own hagiography highlights flaws too numerous to ignore.
September 14, 2023
L.A. Excited to Experience the “Taylor Swift Transit Effect”
Don't pay through the nose for parking - take a combination of bus, rail, walk and bike to get to August Taylor Swift concerts at SoFi Stadium.
July 28, 2023
‘Multimodal’ LA Freeway-Widening Project Out to Bid with No Multimodal Component
The "multimodal" project scope contains no bicycle or transit components, and, for pedestrians, merely re-installs the existing crosswalk and walk signals at the widened mouth of the off-ramp.
July 25, 2023
Scaled-Back LA Freeway Widening Will No Longer Destroy Residents’ Homes
Metro Senior Director Isidro Pánuco announced that the 605 Corridor Improvement Project will have no residential displacements as it will be kept within existing Caltrans right-of-way.
July 19, 2023
Venice Boulevard Bus and Bike Upgrade Project Completed
Big news for LA: About two miles of new bus lanes, and 2.5 miles of parking-protected bike lanes ... but also a couple of gaps.
June 28, 2023
