Joe Linton
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Boring Company Tunnel Exemption Motion Approved By L.A. Public Works Committee
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The city of L.A. appears poised to do all it can to give away valuable right-of-way to The Boring Co
High-Speed Rail Authority Meets In L.A., Hears From Critics and Supporters
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The CAHSRA board received input on its draft Business Plan and Southern California alignments, but took no action on these
Elon Musk Boring Company Test Tunnel Could Get Fast-Tracked, Blocking Metro’s Sepulveda Rail Project
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It looks like Elon Musk's Boring Company is pissing on Metro's fence, and the agency isn't even barking
Another Caltrans Lie: Video Claims Widening 5 Freeway Reduces Pollution, Congestion
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It is jarring that nearly two decades into the twenty-first century, Caltrans is still making claims that freeway widening will somehow curb pollution and reduce congestion. These are lies.
Metro Draft Strategic Plan: Lofty Goals, Slippery Timelines, Few Surprises
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Overall there is plenty to like in the plan, including plenty of bus service improvements
L.A. Times Editorial Raises Double Standards on Traffic Deaths vs. Gun Deaths
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L.A. electeds, including councilmember Mitch O'Farrell decry gun violence, but are ok with traffic violence
LADOT Proposes Expanded Transit Service, Including Expanding DASH and MicroTransit Pilot
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The Los Angeles City Transportation Department (LADOT) has a plan to expand transit services, including expanding DASH and CityRide, and trying out a microtransit pilot.
L.A. Metro Board Approves Next Round of Open Streets Funding
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Next month, cities can apply for $2M per year in Metro open streets event grant funding
Streetsblog L.A.’s 10th Birthday Celebration Logistics: Schedule, Transportation, Parking
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Wednesday birthday celebration: where, when, transit, and parking for bikes, cars
Six-Month Mar Vista Venice Blvd Great Streets Check-In: Results Inconclusive
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What's changed, and hasn't, in the six months since the city reallocated a car lane in each direction for parking-protected bike lanes and added signalized mid-block crosswalks along Venice Blvd.
L.A. Metro Approves Equity Platform
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Metro's equity framework commits the agency to addressing historic and present inequalities, largely defined by race and class - as well as age, gender, disability, and residency
Metro Board Approves 710 Freeway Widening as Preferred Alternative, Pushes for Only Early Action Improvements Now
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The Metro board approved the $6B 710 widening project, but emphasized expediting only the "early action program" smaller projects at this time