Cognitive Dissonance : OCTA Hikes Fares for Buses, Awards $1.2 Billion for Freeway Widening
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In the next couple months, construction will begin on the widening of the I-405 between State Route 73 and the I-605. OCTA approved a contract at its November Board of Directors meeting for $1.2 billion to add two toll lanes and improve to entrances, exits and bridges. The total project cost is around $1.9 billion.
Police Tried to Cut Off Transit Access to Airport Protests
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Thousands of protesters were pouring into American airports Saturday in response to Donald Trump's refugee ban, when suddenly light rail service skipped the Seattle-Tacoma airport. The incident raises serious questions about who controls access to transit.
10 Urban Freeways That Need to Come Down
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There are excellent candidates for freeway removal in many American cities, where roads built 50 or 60 years ago are nearing the end of their useful lives. Cities that take the plunge and get rid of their urban highways don't regret it.
Today’s Headlines
|- Upgrades Coming To Metro Orange Line (Daily News)
- Bike the Vote Endorses Joe Bray-Ali For City Council
- Bicycle Commuter Percentages For Neighborhoods, Cities (Biking in L.A.)
- Carnage: Cyclist Killed In Whittier Hit-and-Run Crime (Biking in L.A.)
- New Riverside-Figueroa Bridge Includes Protected Bikeway (Curbed)
- L.A. County Bike Coalition Critiques L.A. Vision Zero Plan
- In Pasadena, Dangerous Drivers, Dangerous Roads (Boyonabike)
- Santa Monica Airport To Close In 2028 (LAT)
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This Week in Livable Streets
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VerdeXchange, Ask An Officer. Exide clean-up, LAX peoplemover, bike-share and more this week.
Democrats Can’t Fight Trump and Make a Deal on Infrastructure at the Same Time
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Chuck Schumer says he will "claw, scrap, and fight with every fiber of my being" to overturn Donald Trump's executive order preventing refugees and residents of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the country. If that's the case, Schumer should abandon his strategy of dealmaking with Trump on a big infrastructure bill.
If Trump Wants to “Fix It First,” a Big Spending Spree Isn’t the Way to Go
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It's hard to pin Donald Trump down on policy issues. But let's take one of his recent infrastructure pronouncements literally and see where the implications lead.
Today’s Headlines
|- L.A. March Election Decides Between Urban And Suburban (LAT)
- L.A. Approves $60M To Purchase Key NELA River Parcel (LAT, Urbanize)
- How To Take Transit To LAX (LAist)
- Why Sanctuary Cities Are Safer (KPCC)
- Measure S Would Worsen L.A.’s Housing Crunch (Ethan Elkind)
- Hyperloop Competition Taking Place In Hawthorne (SGV Tribune)
…Hyperloop Could Make L.A. Traffic Worse (Popular Science) - Newport Beach Mariner’s Mile Pedestrianization Plan Meets Resistance (LAT)
- Study: Engineering “Standards” Lead To Excessive Parking At TODs (NITC)
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Metro To Pedestrianize Front Of Union Station, Seeking Input
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Metro is planning to pedestrianize the front of Union Station, including narrowing streets and creating pedestrian plazas and walkways.
Talking Headways Podcast: Innovation, Introverts, and Uber Wars
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We're joined by David Zipper, a veteran of the Bloomberg administration in New York City and the administrations of Adrian Fenty and Vincent Gray in Washington. David discusses the deal DC struck with Living Social and the introduction of ride-hailing regulations during the city's infamous Uber Wars.
Wisconsin Highway Costs Exceed State DOT Estimates By Nearly 100%
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Highway costs have nearly doubled WisDOT's projections, and the overruns will be even bigger for projects that are still in the works. But Governor Scott Walker isn't interested in reining in highway spending.