Jessica Meaney

Investing in Place

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Executive Director of Investing in Place, a non-profit transportation advocacy group

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LA Metro is resuming fare collection on its buses this week, but public transit advocates say it’s financially possible to make trains and buses free for all riders.

LA Metro bus fares don’t need to resume, argue public transit advocates

LA Metro is resuming fare collection on its buses this week, but public transit advocates say it’s financially possible to make trains and buses free for all riders.

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Would you like to see better sidewalks or fixed lanes for autonomous cars?

Metro's Transit Funds

Would you like to see better sidewalks or fixed lanes for autonomous cars?

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“Nobody walks in L.A.” is a truism immortalized in song. The big reason for this, of course, is L.A’.s car culture. Another? Our city’s sidewalks are terrible.

A New Plan for Fixing LA’s Broken Sidewalks

“Nobody walks in L.A.” is a truism immortalized in song. The big reason for this, of course, is L.A’.s car culture. Another? Our city’s sidewalks are terrible.

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