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Art of Transpo Metro approves continuing work on Union Station run-through tracks (Streetsblog LA) The agency’s Board on Thursday approved going ahead with further study of a plan to make [continue reading]
What are the unintended consequences of building the city of tomorrow? (UCLA Magazine) The article summarizes research UCLA’s School of Public Affairs that found that new development and gentrification near Metro Rail stations is squeezing out low-income residents. This article doesn’t try to quantify the scope of the problem, but does [continue reading]
Dept. of Catching Up: I was away last week and am in catch-up mode. Looks like a wee bit of news occurred… Art of Infrastructure: Art of Go Metro to See U2 perform ‘The Joshua Tree’ live at the Rose Bowl on May 20 & 21: Art of Transit Marketing [continue reading]
Art of Transit 1: Art of Transit 2: Garcetti is reelected (LAT) Faced with the chance of radical change, L.A. voters stay the course (LAT) Measure H rebounds from an [continue reading]
Hundreds of motorists were likely wrongly targeted by camera at LA intersection (KCBS) This piece by reporter David Goldstein concerns a Metro photo enforcement camera at East Century Boulevard and [continue reading]
Art of Transit: Angels Flight expected to reopen by Labor Day, officials say (LAT) It’s been closed since 2013 but a public-private partnership of sorts is going to revive it: “A group of engineering and transportation companies has agreed to maintain and operate the 298-foot railway and cover the cost [continue reading]
Dept. of Delays: The Blue Line and Expo Line delays during today’s morning rush hour was caused by this car getting stuck on the tracks at 12th and Flower in downtown L.A. at about 5:25 a.m. How’d the car get there? Early word is that the driver was allegedly drunk. The problem [continue reading]
Reminder: The 626 Golden Streets event is on tab for this Sunday and it sounds great. How often can you ride your bike sans traffic for 17 miles from South [continue reading]
From the Dept. of Expired Umbrellas: The worst of the storm blew through here on Friday but continued throughout the weekend up north. Skiers coming home from Lake Tahoe yesterday [continue reading]
Reminder: if you’re headed to the immigration march on Saturday in DTLA or the Not My President’s Day march on Monday, Metro is running extra service. GET A TAP CARD [continue reading]
