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"Westside livability advocate Jacob Wasserman asserted that 'a vote for Gibbs is a vote for Trump [and] ICE.'" (New appellation!)

Selection Committee Fails to Approve Santa Clarita Councilmember Jason Gibbs for Metro Board - Streetsblog Los AngelesCities throughout L.A. County rejected Gibbs appointment to the Metro Board. The decision sends the appointment back to the North County and San Fernando Valley subregion.la.streetsblog.org

Amazing work to everyone who spoke up about this! @streetsforall.org One note: I detest when people say local government is not political, as some mayors in this meeting did. Of course it's political! And a quick tell that one of the mayors saying this called it the "Democrat party":

Transit data from @usdot.bsky.social count "boardings." But "linked trips"—a journey, treating transfers as part of 1 trip—should be tracked, esp. for subways & gridded buses. I submitted a comment on this: www.regulations.gov/comment/DOT-... Submit yours here: www.regulations.gov/document/DOT...

Many reports cite @usdot.bsky.social NTD annual data. However, it's not clear that "annual" numbers are aggregates of each agency's various fiscal years. Problem for 2020, e.g. I submitted a comment on this: www.regulations.gov/comment/DOT-... Submit yours here: www.regulations.gov/document/DOT...

Just learned that Avalon, CA has off-street parking requirements: ecode360.com/35895610 On Catalina Island! Where outside cars are banned, and residents have a 25-year waitlist! At least they amended it within the past decade to be golf-cart-sized spaces instead: www.hcd.ca.gov/housing-elem...

"The combination of new housing and transportation in Westwood could make car-free travel easier and reduce carbon emissions, said Jacob Wasserman, a research program manager for @uclaits.bsky.social."

SB 79 takes effect, paving the way for more high-density housing in Westwood - Daily BruinThis post was updated July 7 at 5:06 p.m. A California law that took effect Wednesday could bring more high-density housing to Westwood by loosening development restrictions around major transit stops...dailybruin.com

There's huge variation in transit ridership trends weekday vs. weekend & peak vs. off-peak, especially since the pandemic. But @usdot.bsky.social doesn't offer apples-to-apples data. I submitted comment on this: www.regulations.gov/comment/DOT-... Submit yours: www.regulations.gov/document/DOT...

August 7 will be the last day of service for Hilgard Terminal, open since *1929* but finally killed by NIMBYs with @cityofsantamonica.bsky.social Big Blue Bus and @ucla.edu's acquiesce. A significant loss of 1/4-mile access to much of north campus for thousands of students and workers. More below:

Thanks in part to the work of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council to defend against a permitting appeal, Raising Cane's is now open!

Raising Cane’s opens Westwood location after three-year wait - Daily BruinRaising Cane’s opened in Westwood on Monday after a three-year wait. The Louisiana-based fried chicken restaurant held its grand opening on the corner of Broxton Avenue and Weyburn Avenue at 8 a.m., f...dailybruin.com

Transit agency finances stand at a perilous point across California and the U.S. Read our UC Institute of Transportation Studies policy brief on the fiscal cliff; changing funding strategies; and how land use, pricing, and governance all relate: its.ucla.edu/project/tran...

Drive-throughs are dangerous for pedestrians and other drivers and a huge nuisance to both neighbors and travelers. @cityofsantamonica.bsky.social already disallows new ones; good on Culver City for doing the same: laist.com/news/transpo... @bubbathefish.bsky.social

Should drive-thrus be banned? Culver City is considering the questionThe city council will consider a citywide ban on new drive-thrus following a proposal for a new In-N-Out location near Blanco Park in Culver City.laist.com