Joe Linton
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Joe Linton is editor of Los Angeles Streetsblog. He is also a longtime urban environmental activist. His main areas of interest have been restoring the Los Angeles River and fostering bicycling for everyday transportation. He’s worked for many Los Angeles livability non-profits, including Friends of the L.A. River, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, C.I.C.L.E., Livable Places, and CicLAvia. He also served as deputy to Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes.
New Metro Subway Railcars Started Service on Friday
This article also appears at Streetsblog Los Angeles.Metro's new HR4000 subway cars entered service today. They are currently operating on the Metro D Line....
New Video Shows Future CA High-Speed Rail Connection to Southern California
The following article also appears on Streetsblog California.The California High-Speed Rail Authority just released a video showing how the state's under-construction high-speed rail project is planned to connect...
Briefs from November Metro Committees: Metro Micro, Security, Service Changes, and More
This article first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Lead photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog.Last week, Metro board committees met to discuss and decide various items....
Airport2Park? Streetsblog Tours a Landfill to Park Project in the SGV
The story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.Puente Hills Landfill Park has been a “dream project” for Megan Horn, principal at Studio-MLA.“The design itself is really...
Metro Ridership Keeps Growing, with a Million Daily Riders in October
This post first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Photo:Busiton/Wikimedia.Metro transit ridership keeps on growing. The latest Metro ridership statistics show that October 2024 was the second...
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SMMUSD Superintendent’s Message: Air Quality Monitoring and Decisions
The following is an email from SMMUSD Superintendent Antonio...
OPA Update 1/16/24: How to Help Fire Victims, Insurance Updates, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
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Where Metro and Caltrans Are Widening L.A. Freeways, Sabotaging the Climate, Fanning the Flames
This story also appears at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Photo:...