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‘Citizens Academies’ for Transit Riders Teach Self-Advocacy

Courses offered by advocacy groups can help public transit riders, enthusiasts, and community stakeholders understand their local transportation systems and power structures.

June 21, 2023

Juneteenth CicLAvia South L.A. – Open Thread

This past Sunday, tens of thousands of Angelenos celebrated a new CicLAvia route through South Los Angeles.

June 21, 2023

Can ‘Personal Rapid Transit’ Really Replace Buses and Trains?

Is a shared autonomous vehicle on a dedicated track really the same as public transportation? San Jose thinks so — and officials are about to bet big on it.

June 20, 2023

SGV Connect 112 : Nathan Allen and Carlos Morales

In our first interview this week, Chris Greenspon interviews Nathan Allen, the owner of Underdog Bookstore, which "targets specifically books by and about authors of color, as well as LGBT authors, who we consider underdogs, as well as local vendors.”

June 19, 2023

Op-ed: Oakland Advocates Praise Increased Budget for Street Safety

Oakland's fiscal difficulties reinforce the Council and Administration’s need to update policies so each OakDOT traffic-violence prevention dollar goes further and safety improvements get deployed sooner.

June 19, 2023

Metro Opens Downtown Regional Connector Subway

The 1.9-mile $1.8 billion light rail includes three new stations, but its big benefit is tying together several formerly disconnected rail lines.

June 17, 2023

There’s a Budget with Transit Funding, But Negotiations Aren’t Over

The question isn't really whether Newsom will sign off; the question is what will end up in "trailer bills" - which, as their name suggests, trail along after the budget is signed and fill in details left out of the budget itself.

June 16, 2023

AC Transit Board Approves Automated Bus Stop Enforcement Program

The East Bay bus agency will be the first in California to use cameras to enforce parking restrictions in both bus-only lanes and at bus stops

June 15, 2023

Santa Monica’s Ocean Ave Protected Bikeway Installation Captures the World’s Attention

On May 27, the city of Santa Monica tweeted a video of a machine smoothly and quickly laying down the concrete barrier for a protected bike lane.

June 15, 2023

LA Metro to Shift Funds and Seek Grant Money for 405 Freeway Widening

The Metro Planning Committee will vote on a Metro staff proposal to allocate $8 million for a 405 Freeway expansion project that would add additional lanes to the 405 between Artesia Boulevard and the 105 Freeway.

June 15, 2023