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L.A. City Council Approves Significant New Renter Protections
Tennant protections represent an important, though incomplete, victory for L.A. tenants and for the council's growing progressive cohort
January 24, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Mr. Barricade Keeps Crushing in Emeryville
Tiny Emeryville keeps showing the world how it's done
January 24, 2023
Congress’s Messy ‘Fix-It-First’ Fight Heats Up
A long-fought effort to get states to spend more of their federal infrastructure dollars on fixing highways rather than building new ones is in peril in the newly GOP-lead head house — and if it succeeds, it could force President Biden to take an unprecedented stand in favor of progressive road priorities.
January 24, 2023
LA Bus Updates: More Reliable Bus Service, Bus Lanes, Electric Buses All Coming Soon
Metro transit is improving - with more service, more reliability, more bus lanes, more bus lane enforcement, and new battery electric buses
January 23, 2023
Victory on Page Street
After another long battle, Page Street is added to the list of permanent Slow Streets
January 23, 2023
Metro Planning Committee Approves $294 Million for 57/60 Freeway Widening
Metro will add one more eastbound general purpose lane, plus new and widened ramps and streets - to the 57/60 Confluence in the city of Diamond Bar
January 20, 2023
The Dangers of Driving Are Way More Normalized Than We Think
People raised in a car-dominated culture are measurably more likely to accept the societal harms and inequities associated with driving than other public health threats — and undoing those powerful double standards will require a profound rewiring of the way we think about the world.
January 20, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: What Does a Transportation Lobbyist Do?
"It’s good to have different people with different ideas around the table sort of hashing things out and working on, you know, very pressing and important issues," says the lobbyist.
January 20, 2023
Commentary: The Bay Area has a Driver Problem
Actually, it's the whole country. Why isn't anybody working on solving it?
January 20, 2023
Baldwin Park to Build Mini-Park on Maine Avenue
The parklet will be right across the street from the Santa Fe Dam, but officials say it will provide important green space for children and seniors.
January 20, 2023
