
Ryan Fonseca
Former Associate Editor
(he/him)
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Metro planners have selected route options for a rapid bus line from North Hollywood to Pasadena for a final study phase, pending board approval. The move to run dedicated bus lanes on Colorado Boulevard through Eagle Rock has divided residents, business owners, transit advocates and other stakeholders.
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Bus service was cut 20% during the pandemic and ridership remains at about 55% of pre-COVID levels.
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Some Los Angeles communities actually experienced more traffic violence compared to 2019, especially drivers killing pedestrians.
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The 17-year-old driver who crashed a Lamborghini SUV into another car at a high rate of speed, killing that driver, Monique Muñoz, has now been charged…
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The outcomes of most crash investigations are not released publically, but given the celebrity status of the driver, the public got a rare glimpse into how crashes are investigated and how drivers are held accountable (or not).
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Metro leaders say they want to move faster to implement alternatives to armed policing on the system, but at the same time say they've been forced to give more money to law enforcement agencies this year to address "out of control" contract spending.
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L.A. Metro leaders say they want to move faster to implement alternatives to armed policing on the system, but also say they've been forced to give more money to law enforcement agencies this year to address "out of control" contract spending.
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Apart from the ARP funding, L.A. Metro officials said the agency is also set to receive more than $275 million to fund and accelerate the Regional Connector and Purple Line Extension projects.
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SB 550 would require speed camera pilot programs to be run by local transportation agencies, not police.
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State and local leaders call speed cameras a 'proven tool' to reduce speeding and save lives.
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