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Brief Updates from June Los Angeles Metro Committee Meetings: Ridership, Service Changes, and More
Metro ridership is growing, Metro low income (LIFE) program analysis, service changes this Sunday, Metro prepares for World Cup soccer, and an upcoming report on ICE rail impacts.
Eliminating Municipal Parking Requirements Does Not Equate To Zero-Parking Homes
No, the Blumenfield-Raman parking reform motion will not result in a proliferation of "parking-free developments"
L.A. City Committee Advances Bike Lane Enforcement, Path Maintenance, and Measure HLA Ordinance
L.A. City is taking steps toward improved bike path maintenance, implementing camera enforcement of bike lanes, and further codifying Measure HLA.
Metro’s LAX Mega-Station Is Open
The 11-acre $900 million LAX Metro Transit Center is open to the public - and it's spectacular!
Commentary: Illinois’ Transit Funding Flop Should Be Cautionary Tale for CA
Not funding transit agencies' basic operating needs is a political loser in any state.
Construction Well Underway At Caballero Creek Park in Tarzana
The $5.45 million 1.5-acre Los Angeles River park will detain and cleanse rainwater runoff
Metro Quietly Withdraws Lyft Bike-Share Contract Vote
The current twice-botched will-they-won't-they procurement process is not doing Metro Bike Share any favors.
Metro Names Bill Scott as Chief of Police
Chief Scott and Metro leadership emphasized that keeping Metro transit safe would require a multi-faceted approach that included the deployment of officers as well as collaboration with the community, ambassadors, and service providers. "Sometimes enforcement is the answer," Scott said. "Sometimes it's not."
Metro and Caltrans Break Ground on 105 Freeway Expansion
105 Freeway expansion is touted as "leaving a lasting legacy for Angelenos for decades to come" but it might not be the legacy that Metro and Caltrans think it is
