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SGV Connect 58: Foothill Gold Line Extension and Puente Creek Greenway Keep Moving Forward
David Diaz and Albert Ho update us on the progress on two of our favorite projects
March 2, 2020
LA Green New Deal Motion for Bus, Walk, Bike Network Improvements
The Bonin-Krekorian-Martinez motion mandates a implemenation plans for bus lanes and safe walk-bike-scooter facilities
February 27, 2020
Metro Smartly Shelves Mid-Freeway Rail Extension
Ding-dong, a problematic rail proposal along the 60 Freeway is dead! (Though it's actually just delayed until around 2053)
February 26, 2020
CicLAvia on Central Avenue – Open Thread
This was the first open streets event on Central Avenue in South Los Angeles
February 25, 2020
Metro Construction Chief: Most Metro Highway Projects Don’t Affect Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Richard Clarke: "Most Metro highway projects... don't affect Vehicle Miles Traveled or greenhouse gas emissions, because they're focused on specific locations where congestion already exists"
February 24, 2020
L.A. Still Hell-Bent on Widening Magnolia Boulevard Like It’s 1999
LA pushes ahead with the outdated project, ignoring its own mobility plan that notes: "wider roads can result in adverse environmental, public health, and fiscal impacts. Wider roads are more expensive to maintain and enable driving at faster speeds."
February 24, 2020
L.A. Times Editorial Urges Reform to CA’s “Absurd Dangerous Counterproductive” Speed Law
"At the very least, lawmakers should get rid of a system that forces cities to give in to speeders before cracking down on them."
February 20, 2020
L.A. Climate Directive Update: Removing Bike Lanes, Bike Path Connection
"It was already bad, but it's now an actual death trap."
February 19, 2020
Early Tests for L.A. Mayor’s Climate Directive
Fortunately, there have been several stories in the news just this week where Garcetti can show his commitment to fighting climate change in a more real way than signing an executive order.
February 14, 2020
LADOT Moves to Make Trains Move Faster on Expo, but Hasn’t Considered Signal Preemption
Why do Expo trains seem to be always running late and slow? Because Expo is too popular.
February 13, 2020
