👇 Insightful thread on messaging the housing crisis. “Shortage” implies a right number of homes and endless methodological fights to determine that number. “Spillover” speaks to people’s experience with the housing market, whether you’re looking or being displaced.

Good news for LA: their light rail system has jumped San Diego to have the highest ridership in the nation, following a 30% year-over-year increase from the opening of the Regional Connector

Editorial: Measure HLA win shows Angelenos really do want walkable, bikeable, safer streets (via L.A. Times Opinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

LA established the Bus Speed and Reliability Working Group between Metro Los Angeles & LADOT to solve this challenge. In project-oriented agency cultures, it’s hard to make programmatic improvements without making everything a “project.”

The citizen-sponsored ballot initiative that aims to force Los Angeles to add hundreds of miles of bike and bus lanes — to make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists — was leading by a wide margin in early returns.

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1941 LA drive time map -- this is LA pre-freeway era

how @%$#*&! quaint

1941: 35 mins btwn DLTA & SaMo
2024: 🤯

consider transit instead of 🚗 pls!

more great pics in Metro Library archives: mtro.la/TBfN50QK0Af

This graphic is a good illustration of how safer street design can improve emergency response times — there’s a whole extra lane for police and fire vehicles! See also: bus lanes.

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ICYMI: The death toll on Los Angeles streets hit a record high in 2023.

Here's a dismal fact: the number of pedestrians killed by drivers has more than doubled since 2015 — the year L.A. adopted a program with a goal of achieving zero deaths by 2025.
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336 people died in crashes in LA last year
327 people were killed in LA last year.

Fatal crashes jumped 8%
Homicides fell 17%

That means you were more likely to die in a car crash in LA than by homicide

w/Libor Jany latimes.com/california/sto…

LAT editorial backs Laura Friedman for open Congressional seat. Of former City Atty. Mike Feuer, who is also running: “There are, however, still many unanswered questions about his role in the L.A. Department of Water and Power billing scandal.” latimes.com/opinion/story/…

DTLA has protected intersections - with real concrete islands! 7th Street project completed from San Pedro St to Spring St

California riders: ICYMI Assembly Bill 1909, which went into effect on Jan 1, amends state law to make it legal to ride your bike across an intersection when a pedestrian signal indicates walking is OK. Text is below if you need to share it with police or drivers who are confused

SoCal to Vegas in two hours?
Brightline West's high-speed rail comes closer to reality with $3-billion grant. It would be the first bullet train to operate in the U.S. and will connect with Metrolink Construction set to begin next year.
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Protected bike lanes proposed for 3.1 miles of Venice Boulevard - Between Fairfax and Arlington Avenues la.urbanize.city/post/protected…

There is no magic to low-income housing. It costs more to operate than it makes in rent. It only works at scale when the government subsidizes it.

So, while streamlining is nice and all, we have to stop pretending there is any solution other than letting the market build for…

More bus shelters are coming to the Valley and heat dense communities across Los Angeles.

Through a StreetsLA program we are going to dramatically expand the number of bus shelters to 3,000 by 2028.

This is new momentum for much needed bus shelter across the city.

Got my start in politics interning on the Hill under my hometown Rep. Anna G. Eshoo and saw her dedication to health care reform up close and personal in 2009. Will always be grateful to her and her team for that invaluable experience. Best wishes in retirement!

Traveling to or through #DTLA ? Let us help you navigate the I-10 Freeway closure! Explore our FREE and convenient Commuter Express routes to #DTLA or another major center.

For detailed routes and travel times info, visit ladottransit.com

LADOT has adjusted signal times along the Metro Los Angeles A and E lines for improved service into DTLA. Avoid traffic due to rain and the I-10 freeway closure by taking public transit instead. Visit metro.net to plan your trip.