Joe Linton
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CA High-Speed Rail Authority Releasing Draft Plan on Connection to L.A. County
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A new report being released this week shows how high-speed rail will connect to the north Los Angeles county city of Palmdale.
Over 100 Miles of High-Speed Rail Under Construction
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Central Valley High-Speed Rail construction contracts total four billion dollars. There are currently 30 active construction sites spanning 119 miles across five counties: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern.
Alissa Walker’s Pitch-Perfect Response to That Peloton Ad
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Curbed's editor nails it! Bike-share can really open up your world!
Greta Thunberg Headlines L.A. Youth Climate Strike Urging Newsom to Reject Fossil Fuels
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Youth Climate Strike Leaders called on Newsom to enact a safety buffer to protect frontline communities from oil drilling, to stop issuing new fossil fuel permits, and oversee a just transition to clean energy.
Driver Killing Koreatown 4-Year-Old Sparks Protest Push for Vision Zero
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As traffic deaths rise, L.A.'s Vision Zero program survives in name, but as a hollow shell robbed of its early promise
Los Angeles Might Give Transit Signal Preemption
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Los Angeles look at maybe, just maybe, giving transit priority over private cars
Six Months in, Metro/Via Mobility on Demand Pilot is an Expensive Flop
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With free rides and $1.75 million Metro subsidy the pilot is serves about a third of the ridership a low-performing bus route. Per ride cost is well over $20.
Caltrans Settles Environment Lawsuit, Cancels High Desert Freeway Project
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Thanks to a Climate Resolve lawsuit, Caltrans has agreed to halt work on the Metro-funded High Desert Corridor freeway
New L.A. Metro Report: Understanding How Women Travel
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Metro's new report lays the groundwork for Metro efforts to improve women riders' experience via an upcoming Gender Action Plan.
Interview with Melinda Hanson, Bird’s Sustainability Chief
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Streetsblog recently met up with Melinda Hanson, the head of sustainability for Bird.
L.A. Installing Rainbow Halo Memorial Art at Traffic Death Sites
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Ryu criticized distracted drivers, and called the memorial "a solemn reminder of the lives lost to traffic collisions and the ongoing work to make Los Angeles streets safe for all.”
Upgrades Coming To TAP: Mobile App and Greater Multi-Modal Integration
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This Winter riders will be able to pay by phone using Metro's TAP app. But that's not all...