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.
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...
Culver City Ripped Out a Bike Lane. Now Metro Wants Its Money Back
The following article first appeared on Streetsblog LA. Photos: Joe LintonYesterday, the Metro Board Planning and Programming Committee approved a staff recommendation to revoke...
Metro Ridership Snapshot Suggests Added Service, Bus Lanes, and Walk/Bike Projects Increase Riders
The following post first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles."Last month we hit a major milestone as we averaged more than one million boardings each...
Some Election Day Metro Briefs
A version of this story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.On Friday, Metro officially started using on-bus cameras to issue warnings to drivers parked...
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Black History Month Celebration Comes to Third Street Promenade
The following is a submission from Downtown Santa Monica.Celebrate...
OPA Update 2/20/24: Din Tai Fung Soft Open, Homeless Count TONIGHT Needs More Volunteers, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
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Wiener Introduces Legislation to Speed-Up Permitting for Major Transit Projects – Including High Speed Rail
Last month, Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 71, a bill...
Council Calls for Better Enforcement as Serious Crashes Jump Again in 2024
According to data provided by the city, the number...