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.

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Closing the Exposition Bikeway Northvale Gap, Meeting Next Week

When Metro’s 6.6-mile Expo Line opens in mid-2016, the parallel Expo bikeway will open too.Except where it won’t.Two stretches of Expo bike path under...

Bike-Share Has Arrived: Santa Monica Breeze Opens!

The first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County opened today to much fanfare. Santa Monica’s Breeze bike-share features 500 bicycles at 75 stations...

Metro Bike-Share Update: 2016 Opening On Track, With No Title Sponsor

This article originally appeared in Streetsblog Los Angeles.A few new bike-share details emerged at yesterday’s Metro Planning and Programming committee meeting. Overall, Metro bike-share is...

Metro Bike-Share Transit Integration and Pricing: What Do You Think?

There is a great new report out that shows that bike-share systems really are legitimate, full-fledged transportation facilities. The focus of the report is...

Metro Board July Updates: Joint Development, Bike-Share, and More

Yesterday’s monthly Metro Board of Directors meeting saw the chair transition from L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. Incoming Chair Ridley-Thomas...

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Council Reforms Board & Commission Structures and Adds New Restorative Justice Commission 

Santa Monicans can expect several changes to their boards...

Only Porter and Steyer Would Spare Central Valley from More Oil Extraction…and Air Pollution

With ballots already in the mail and televised debates...

Legislation to Loosen Coastal Commission Power in Santa Monica Faces Opposition…from Community Groups in Santa Monica

Assemblymember Rick Zbur (D-Santa Monica)’s legislation to reduce the...
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