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I confess I thought this was a done deal. Thanks to everyone who stood up to keep this Republican off the Metro board
Streetsblog L.A.L.A. County cities reject appointment of pro-freeway Santa Clarita Republican Jason Gibbs to Metro board la.streetsblog.org/2026/07/30/s...
Full L.A. County City Selection Committee is coming up at 11:30am this morning. On the agenda is ratifying Santa Clarita anti-transit Republican Jason Gibbs for the Metro board. Meeting agenda (with virtual access instructions): file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos...
file.lacounty.govMetro scaled back a lot of hoped-for Olympics projects acceleration (eg: LA River path, Sepulveda, ESFV light rail) but they kept this half-billion-dollar 57/60 Freeway widening ahead of schedule.
Streetsblog L.A.Metro/Caltrans/SGVCOG 57/60 Freeways confluence expansion project construction is over halfway done. Despite some hiccups, proponents expect to complete before Olympics. la.streetsblog.org/2026/07/29/t...
The L.A. City Mobility Plan calls for bike lanes on both Van Nuys Blvd and Terra Bella St. But anti-bike Metro/LADOT folks decided to remove existing bike lanes on Van Nuys, and substitute them with shorter, unprotected ones on nearby Terra Bella.
Streetsblog L.A.There's a lot *not* to like about Metro/LADOT removing bike lanes on Van Nuys Boulevard and partially replacing them nearby on Terra Bella Street la.streetsblog.org/2026/07/27/n...
Metro board meeting - now on open streets item. Bass says she wants presentation, says she supports CicLAvias. boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...
2026-0432 - OPEN AND SLOW STREETS GRANT PROGRAM UPDATE - Metro Boardboardagendas.metro.net