Joe Linton
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Some Urban Observations From My Italy Vacation
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Rome, Pisa, Calci, Lucca, Venice and Florence are conducive to car-free travel. High-speed trains are great for travel between cities.
Metro Board Votes to Study Free Transit for LAUSD Students
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The Metro board approved a motion to study free student transit - initially for LAUSD students, then also countywide.
Metro Plans Nearly Two-Year-Long Little Tokyo Gold Line Bus Bridge For Regional Connector Construction
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Metro will demolish the existing Little Tokyo Gold Line Station for a new underground station. Construction means closing 1.2 miles of the Gold Line, running a 22-month bus bridge, expected to start late 2020
Eyes on the Street: Los Angeles’ First Red Bus-Only Lanes – at LAX
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L.A. has its first red paint bus only lanes - implemented at LAX in late 2019
Alissa Walker’s Pitch-Perfect Response to That Peloton Ad
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Curbed's editor nails it! Bike-share can really open up your world!
Where All of L.A.’s Protected Bike Lanes Are
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L.A. has ten protected bikeways - totaling 18.2 lane miles
Eyes on the Street: Progress on Three New Walk/Bike/Horse Bridges over L.A. River
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North Atwater's new La Kretz bridge appears complete. Progress is evident on bridges in Atwater Village and Elysian Valley.
AQMD Chair William Burke Speaks Against Transit
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Should someone with Burke's negativity toward transit really be chairing a body charged with improving Southern California air quality?
Streetfilms Video: Flower Street Bus Lane Is a Success Story to Be Copied
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Streetfilms and TransitCenter have a new short video out today highlighting the success of downtown Los Angeles' Flower Street bus-only lane.
CicLAvia in the West San Fernando Valley – Open Thread
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Rain couldn't keep thousands of bicyclists, walkers, skaters, and others off the car-free Valley streets
A Line Ridership Down After ‘New Blue’ Refurbish
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Post-refurbishment initial Metro A Line ridership is down by a third. On average, run times are 3+minutes slower than scheduled.
Councilmember Moves to Get Rid of One of L.A.’s Rare Protected Bike Lanes
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L.A. City Councilmember John Lee's motion seeks an LADOT evaluation of the Reseda Boulevard lanes, with the possibility of "return[ing] to the original street design"