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More Progress on the New Sixth Street Viaduct
Nearly all of the 20 iconic arches now appear complete
December 1, 2021
Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lane on Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.
The new southbound Grand Avenue bus lane extends just over one mile - from Hope Place to Pico Boulevard. It forms a couplet with a northbound bus lane on Olive Street.
November 30, 2021
LA Co Sheriff Villanueva Is Opposing Metro’s Slow Moves Toward Transit Policing Reform
Metro transit policing will be on next week's board meeting, though the reform process will continue to be before the board in the coming year as Metro's five-year multi-agency policing contract comes up for renewal
November 24, 2021
Metro Celebrates Completion of Rosa Parks Station Revamp
"I think sister Parks would be proud," declared Supervisor Holly Mitchell
November 22, 2021
Controller Galperin Finds L.A. City Sidewalk Repair Program in Need of Reforms
50,000 reported sidewalk problems that haven’t been addressed
November 18, 2021
Metro CEO Wiggins Moves Highway Program Under Planning – To Encourage Multimodal Projects
In order to encourage multi-modal projects, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins recently moved highway projects under the agency's department of Countywide Planning & Development.
November 17, 2021
Recall Bonin? Critics Submit Signatures That Could Force Recall Weeks Before Regular Election
The City Clerk estimates the recall election, if the signatures are verified, would occur in May. The date of the city's primary election, which includes Mike Bonin's re-election campaign, is June 7, 2022.
November 16, 2021
L.A. Times Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
In five states - California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas - the Times found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods
November 15, 2021
New Raised Protected Bike Lanes on Hollywood Way in Burbank
Burbank recently upgraded bike lanes on Hollywood Way, installing the city's first raised protected bike lane - extending 0.8-mile from San Fernando Road to Empire Avenue
November 10, 2021
Eyes on the Street: More Bus-Only Lanes in DTLA
Nearly completed new bus lanes are on Olive between Pico and 2nd - half of a couplet that will soon include a southbound bus lane on Grand Avenue
November 9, 2021
