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    Women feel less safe on public transit in LA, says new report

    LA Metro has released a 169-page report titled " Understanding How Women Travel ." The agency is trying to figure out how to improve the experience for women who ride its buses and trains.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Oct 15, 2019 • 1 min read

    LA Metro has released a 169-page report titled "Understanding How Women Travel." The agency is trying to figure out how to improve the experience for women who ride its buses and trains. Next step: creating a Gender Action Plan to help women feel/be safer and make Metro travel more convenient and affordable.

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    Using public assistance? It’ll be tougher to get a green card
    1. 0:00It’ll be tougher to get a green card if you use public assistance
    2. 8:18‘Forever chemicals’ discovered in California’s water supply
    3. 18:24Women feel less safe on public transit in LA, says new reportYou’re reading this
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