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Newsom Signs SB 51, Durazo’s Legislation that Changes Law on Caltrans Tenant Property Sales

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 51, state legislation that changes a four-decades-old law that governs how Caltrans-owned residential properties along the 710-corridor will be sold. Critics contend that the changes will make it harder for tenants, some of whom have lived in the properties for forty years, to purchase the properties. The legislation’s […]

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Metro Releases Draft Environmental Documents For West Santa Ana Branch Rail

By Joe Linton | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

The nearly 20-mile light rail line will extend from downtown Los Angeles through Vernon, Huntington Park, Cudahy, Bell, South Gate, Downey, Cerritos, Bellflower, and Artesia.

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Launch of the Free Cable Cars

By Roger Rudick | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

As promised, for the month of August cable cars will be free as service ramps back up

Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

BART Service at Near-Normal Levels (SFChron) Return of the San Francisco Cable Cars (SFChron, SFExaminer) $2.6M Bikeway Proposed In Whittier Narrows Area (Whittier Daily News) La Verne Looks To Build Bike/Ped Bridge From Station To Fairplex (SGV Tribune) West Hollywood Walkable, But Not For Disabled Folks (WeHoVille) 1/2 of California Under Mask Mandate (SacBee) Long Beach […]

The Metro Highway Program is posturing to shift High Desert Multi-Purpose Corridor money to widen the nearby SR-38 (pictured) instead. Photo via Google Street View

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Metro Moves to Revive Canceled High Desert Freeway Project

By Joe Linton | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

It appeared that cancellation of Metro's High Desert Corridor Freeway meant that voter approved "mutli-purpose" funding would go to rail. Now Metro Highways are moving to steer the money widen another highway nearby.

A screen shot of the San Gabriel Valley and the state highways that cross through its region. Caltrans District 7, which encompasses LA and Ventura County, is drafting a district active transportation plan and needs local input on how to improve the corridors of its state highway system. Image: Caltrans District 7 survey

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Caltrans SGV District Collecting Public Comments for Active Transportation Plan

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

Caltrans is seeking public input in developing its local Active Transportation Plans. The L.A.-Ventura plan will identify locations for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on, across, or parallel to the state highway system.

Kansas City, Mo. clears the way for a freeway, 1957. Source: Source: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library.

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Visionary Highway Removal Program Virtually Axed from Fed Infrastructure Package

By Kea Wilson | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates are rallying to restore funding for a visionary highway removal program that was all but entirely removed during the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations.

Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

LA Metro Releases EIR For West Santa Ana Branch Rail (Urbanize, The Source) LADOT Study: Transportation System Failing Women (LAist) Return of Traffic Congestion (SFChron) Carlsbad Receives Grant for 2.5 Mile Rails to Trails Project (Union-Tribune) Recall of Newsom Will Win or Lose Based on Dem Turnout (SacBee) Here Are the Dates and Details You Need […]

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Update: Progress Towards Seamless Transit

By Roger Rudick | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

Next step is the MTC Board

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Infrastructure Deal ‘Worst Ratio for Transit Funding Since Nixon’

By Kea Wilson | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers.