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Affordable Housing Breaks Ground above Santa Monica/Vermont Metro Station
Little Tokyo Service Center's Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments will be 187-units, 100 percent affordable, with half low-income units and half permanent supportive housing for unhoused Angelenos - plus ground floor retail
May 5, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Rainbow Halo Rises in Venice, Commemorating Prynsess Brazzle
The art installation is the product of two city departments and their artist in residence, working with nonprofit organizations. LADOT and Cultural Affairs (DCA) host a creative catalyst program that hires artists to produce art related to Vision Zero, the international effort to end traffic violence.
May 5, 2022
Metro and LADOT Planning Bus Lanes on Florence Avenue in South L.A.
New Florence Avenue bus lanes would extend 5.3 miles from Crenshaw/LAX Line Fairview Heights Station (West Boulevard) to the A (Blue) Line Florence Station
May 4, 2022
L.A. Mayoral Candidate Thoughts on Metro Given Only Brief Moment at Forum
In between some weird questions and the sparring matches with Caruso, candidates were asked when they last rode Metro
May 3, 2022
626 Golden Streets Mission to Mission 2022 – Open Thread
At the first San Gabriel Valley open streets event since the start of COVID, tens of thousands of attendees biked, skated, scooted, walked and ran on five miles of car-free streets
May 3, 2022
United to House L.A. Proponents Submit Signatures to Qualify for November Ballot
United to House L.A. gathered 98,171 signatures, well above the roughly 62,000 needed to qualify for the L.A. City November 8 ballot
May 3, 2022
L.A. Metro Board Approves Bus Rapid Transit through North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, Eagle Rock, and Pasadena
NoHo-Pasadena BRT received unanimous support of the Metro board of directors, many of whom held the project up as a model for additional BRT lines expected to follow
April 29, 2022
SGV Connect 92: Meet Chris Greenspon
Damien sits down with the third co-host of SGV Connect, Chris Greenspon.
April 29, 2022
Crosswalk Collective L.A. Posts Instructions for DIY Crosswalks
Crosswalk Collective L.A.'s "How to Paint a Crosswalk" includes materials, costs, selecting an intersection, and step-by-step instructions - "for educational purposes only"
April 28, 2022
Eyes on the Street: New First Street Protected Bike Lane into DTLA
The new First Street lane extends 0.6-mile from Mission Road to Alameda Street - it's part of Metro's Little Tokyo/Arts District Eastside Access Improvements
April 25, 2022