Metro Operations During Pandemic: Ridership Plummeting, More Service Cuts Coming
Metro will run a "modified Sunday schedule" every day, considering closing some station entrances, and slowly moving forward on wrong-headed MicroTransit pilot.
April 16, 2020
L.A. County Bike-Share Systems Varied Responses to COVID-19
Santa Monica Breeze is free. Metro Bike Share is operating as usual. Long Beach Bikeshare is closed. Many cities in other states are offering free rides or discounts.
April 15, 2020
More Drivers Speeding Under Low-Traffic Conditions Highlights Need for Speed Law Reform
Under COVID-19, fewer drivers on the road means more speeding. Cities need state speed law reforms to ensure that dangerous speeding doesn't outlast the current pandemic.
April 6, 2020
One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 23 – Safe Public Space In Los Angeles
Other cities are doing quick-build safe streets projects - will this work in L.A.?
April 6, 2020
Beverly Hills Approves Accelerating Subway Construction, Wilshire Boulevard to Close
Not an April Fools headline: Beverly Hills is supporting Metro subway construction - three blocks of Wilshire will be closed for 1-3 months starting tomorrow
April 2, 2020
Beverly Hills and Metro Look to Speed Subway Construction During COVID-19 Traffic Lull
A proposal to take advantage of decreased traffic could save 6 months on Purple Line subway construction
March 30, 2020
One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 10 – Support Your Local Press
I find myself really valuing news outlets including LAist and the L.A. Times for their invaluable reporting during an extraordinary crisis
March 24, 2020
Southern California Transit Agencies Respond to COVID-19 Ridership Declines
Many L.A. County transit agencies have reduced bus service during the coronavirus pandemic. Some have suspended fare collection and mandated riders board via buses' back door.
March 23, 2020
One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 8 – Time to Shelter in Place
Isolating with or without neighbor kids, 46 new L.A. County cases, and shelter in place is on the way
March 19, 2020
One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 7 – Explaining Coronavirus to Kids
It's a day in, and I am already resorting to guest material!
March 18, 2020
