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Other Headlines: Glendora Hosts Two Open Houses Next Week for Metro Station Master Plan (Twitter/X) There’s a Merced Ave. Greenway Cleanup This Sunday (EventBrite) Metrolink Quietly Moving to Axe Student Pass Program (Reddit) Suspect Charged In Pasadena Metro Station Stabbing (Pasadena Now) More On June 6 Metro LAX Station Opening (LAT, KTLA, Daily News, KABC, NBC4) Metro/DOT Bus Cameras Issued 10,000 Tickets In 2 Months (LAist) Metro Transit Ridership Grew For 28th Consecutive Month (Staff Report) Do Beefed Up Metro Faregates Make Metro Safer? (Daily News, KTLA) Metro Board Extends CEO Wiggins Contract 4 More Years (SGV Tribune) LADOT Budget Cuts Impact Lives, Olympics, and More (LAT) Fairplex Pomona Named Olympic Venue (Claremont Courier)
And here’s some Streetsblog Stories from around the country from the past week:
Fremont ramp proposals would benefit drivers moving through Alhambra, while burdening people who live, learn, and work here. The noise stays here. The exhaust stays here. The danger stays here. Fremont Elementary students should not be asked to absorb more idling cars, more turning, and more traffic along their campus.
Meanwhile, the city looks to refine concepts for specific stretches of Fremont Avenue. Local cyclists of all ages continue to pedal the project forward.
After some concerns about lost parking, residents convinced the city council to keep its complete streets concept uniform.
Fremont ramp proposals would benefit drivers moving through Alhambra, while burdening people who live, learn, and work here. The noise stays here. The exhaust stays here. The danger stays here. Fremont Elementary students should not be asked to absorb more idling cars, more turning, and more traffic along their campus.
The thoughtful redesign fits seamlessly into the old Hayes neighborhood of town.
Meanwhile, the city looks to refine concepts for specific stretches of Fremont Avenue. Local cyclists of all ages continue to pedal the project forward.
The scenic route will run from the edge of Whittier to Fullerton Rd, and it’s already more than halfway done.
