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- National federal investment so far in: high-speed rail – $10 billion aviation – $777 billion highways – $2 trillion
- Culver City piloted quick cheap bus/bike/walk improvements in the heart of the city. The results are now in: 52% higher bus ridership, 32% more bicycling, 18% more walking. 👏👏👏
- Thinking that maybe Santa Monica is on to something with this protected intersection thing - anyone think this will catch on?
- Some Sherman Oaks anti-rail homeowners are at it again - new flier spotted. RUNS ABOVE SEPULVEDA! Trains every 45 seconds! (a thread)
- Regional Connector test train and protected bike lane - on First Street in Little Tokyo
- This morning, Metro Board Planning Committee voted to adopt a "No Build" alternative for Metro/Caltrans 710 Freeway widening project. It's unprecedented for these agencies to do this - abandoning decades of work ($60+M worth) of designs/studies/engineering on widening. (a thread)
- Big news: Metro just canceled 710 Freeway widening project. The board just undid its 2018 approval of a $6+B widening that would have torn down neighborhoods to add two more lanes.Replying to @StreetsblogLA @EYCEJ and 7 othersMetro board unanimously approves consent calendar - includes approving lower 710 Freeway 'No Build' alternative
- At press event for new @LADOTofficial @cd1losangeles bus stop shade/light structure “la sombrita” at 3rd & Union
- Wooo hooo! Metro is increasing frequency on all of its light rail lines! In December, the A and E lines will run every 8 minutes (currently every 10 min) - so in the overlap area in DTLA, that's a train every 4 minutes
- It's surprising how much freeway widening Metro and Caltrans do - without full environmental studies. When Metro does a BRT or bike project they spend years on EIR stuff (despite a CA law exempting these from CEQA) but adding lanes to freeway: categorically exempt! (short thread)
