Riding Transit During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Los Angeles may be weeks or months away from major large-scale virus impacts, but fear, apprehension, anticipation, expectation, hoarding, and even racism, discrimination, and paranoia are already present.
March 12, 2020
Councilmember Englander Corruption Indictment Could Derail Councilmember Lee
The indictment alleges "pay-to-play schemes" Englander engaged in from his seat on the City Council's powerful Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee
March 11, 2020
Assemblymember Santiago Proposes CA Dedicate $2B Annually to Fight Homelessness
A.B. 3300 would create an onging $2 billion annual allocation to municipal and nonprofit programs and projects dedicated to fighting homelessness
March 6, 2020
Cartoon Tuesday: Socialism For Drivers
Pundits are critical of candidates for advocating socialism, but the U.S. has always solved a lot of issues using collective solutions: mail, defense, law enforcement, and yes - transportation
March 3, 2020
L.A. City’s Transit-Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentives Are Working
In 2019 the Transit-Oriented Communities program accounted for 42% of all proposed housing in L.A. City - more than 14,500 permitted units
March 2, 2020
LA Green New Deal Motion for Bus, Walk, Bike Network Improvements
The Bonin-Krekorian-Martinez motion mandates a implemenation plans for bus lanes and safe walk-bike-scooter facilities
February 27, 2020
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Releasing Draft Plan on Connection to L.A. County
A new report being released this week shows how high-speed rail will connect to the north Los Angeles county city of Palmdale.
February 26, 2020
Metro Smartly Shelves Mid-Freeway Rail Extension
Ding-dong, a problematic rail proposal along the 60 Freeway is dead! (Though it's actually just delayed until around 2053)
February 26, 2020
CicLAvia on Central Avenue – Open Thread
This was the first open streets event on Central Avenue in South Los Angeles
February 25, 2020
Metro Construction Chief: Most Metro Highway Projects Don’t Affect Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Richard Clarke: "Most Metro highway projects... don't affect Vehicle Miles Traveled or greenhouse gas emissions, because they're focused on specific locations where congestion already exists"
February 24, 2020
