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Metro Operations During Pandemic: Ridership Plummeting, More Service Cuts Coming
Metro will run a "modified Sunday schedule" every day, considering closing some station entrances, and slowly moving forward on wrong-headed MicroTransit pilot.
April 16, 2020
L.A. County Bike-Share Systems Varied Responses to COVID-19
Santa Monica Breeze is free. Metro Bike Share is operating as usual. Long Beach Bikeshare is closed. Many cities in other states are offering free rides or discounts.
April 15, 2020
L.A. City Council to Hear More Proposals for Tenant Protections Today
I'll be live tweeting debate highlights and decisions via my personal twitter account
April 7, 2020
One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 23 – Safe Public Space In Los Angeles
Other cities are doing quick-build safe streets projects - will this work in L.A.?
April 6, 2020
Beverly Hills Approves Accelerating Subway Construction, Wilshire Boulevard to Close
Not an April Fools headline: Beverly Hills is supporting Metro subway construction - three blocks of Wilshire will be closed for 1-3 months starting tomorrow
April 2, 2020
Vending in the Time of Corona: An Elotera Who Can’t Afford to Stay Home Is Attacked
Vendors across the city wonder how they will feed their families; a Street Vendor Emergency Fund aims to help
April 1, 2020
Beverly Hills and Metro Look to Speed Subway Construction During COVID-19 Traffic Lull
A proposal to take advantage of decreased traffic could save 6 months on Purple Line subway construction
March 30, 2020
LA City Council Holds a Do-No-Harm-to-Landlords Doctrine
Landlord members of L.A. city council fear eviction moratorium impact on small landlords more than on at-risk tenants
March 27, 2020
Southern California Transit Agencies Respond to COVID-19 Ridership Declines
Many L.A. County transit agencies have reduced bus service during the coronavirus pandemic. Some have suspended fare collection and mandated riders board via buses' back door.
March 23, 2020
One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 8 – Time to Shelter in Place
Isolating with or without neighbor kids, 46 new L.A. County cases, and shelter in place is on the way
March 19, 2020
