L.A. Metro Board Approves Steps Toward Reworking Transit Policing
Metro is establishing a Transit Public Safety Advisory Committee that will develop a community-based approach to public safety on the transit system, including shifting resources away from armed law enforcement
June 26, 2020
Eyes on the COVID Slow Street: Sandwich Boards Not Quite Enough to Make 4th Street Walk/Bike Friendly
LADOT's Slow Streets have now been installed in nearly a dozen neighborhoods, but how successful are they at slowing down dangerous drivers?
June 25, 2020
Four New Motions Would Reimagine Metro Law Enforcement on Transit
Boardmember Mike Bonin says Metro "cannot rely on an armed police presence for every issue, and we need smarter, more effective solutions"
June 22, 2020
Editorial: Metro’s Black Lives Matter Statement – Fixed It for You
Despite some worthwhile effort, Metro fails to take ownership of what the agency has done, situates current ongoing wrongs in the past, and fails to commit to actionable changes
June 17, 2020
Metro Purple Line Extension Section 1 Difficult Tunneling Resulting in Cost Overrun
Near the La Brea Tar Pits, Westside Purple Line tunneling has been hitting methane pockets which force evacuation of workers
June 11, 2020
Some New Details on New Bus Lanes and Bike Lanes Coming to Downtown L.A.
LADOT and Metro are adding needed bus and bike lanes on 5th and 6th Streets, with construction starting next week. But some say the bike lanes don't go far enough.
June 11, 2020
L.A. Cyclists Ride for Justice for George Floyd
More than a thousand cyclists, mainly Black and Latinx, commemorated the death of George Floyd via a peaceful South L.A. RIde for Justice
June 8, 2020
L.A. Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees
By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership
June 3, 2020
L.A. Metro Approves Three-Month Continuing Budget
Even with $1 billion L.A. County federal CARES Act stimulus coming, Metro sees cash flow issues, cost-cutting, and delays to projects not already under construction
May 29, 2020
Metro Pursuing Disruptive Centinela Grade Separation on Nearly Complete Crenshaw Line
Do Crenshaw transit riders really need a two-year bus bridge, so more drivers can get to Inglewood's stadium?
May 21, 2020
