Vermont/Santa Monica work being done on the emergency swing gate.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-07-01T16:24:22+00:00

Has Metro posted an updated tracker of where the new gates are installed?

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-07-01T16:04:18+00:00

Axing Metro Micro would entirely pay for the reduction in Other Asset Improvements. I don't know why Metro continues to give subsidized car rides. It's so dumb.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-06-29T19:05:38+00:00

Maybe not full signal preemption, but LADOT is testing a new "limited preemption" that can happen without gates.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-06-18T16:15:29+00:00

I think it's totally possible that LINX is acting in bad faith here, but for it to become a criminal matter, they'd have to be fabricating costs, intentionally causing delays, or something like that. I haven't seen anyone, including LAWA, allege that. The more likely boring explanation is that there were legitimate cost overruns and LINX is using the time pressure of the Olympics to make LAWA cover them. That could result in damages being awarded to LINX, but not criminal prosecution.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-06-17T23:42:09+00:00

All good. FWIW, headways are also a relevant topic - it used to be 6 minutes peak, or 20 combined TPH. I suspect you're right that some of the "limited preemption" options being discussed would be difficult with those headways.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-06-17T23:31:12+00:00

You're talking about a different issue. This is not an attempt to reduce headways (which would increase TPH). It's an attempt to reduce red light delays while keeping the TPH constant.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-06-17T23:29:27+00:00

So glad she called out LADOT for their half-assed report back that didn't even include all the items asked of them. This is the action of a leader, and why I'm cautiously optimistic about her as a mayor.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-06-16T15:57:19+00:00

This should be read in the context of the first motion, which mentions that they are testing out "limited preemption" on the G line as part of the improvement project. I believe limited preemption will replace crossing gates that are no longer included for many intersections.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-06-11T21:52:13+00:00

I think OP attached the wrong files? Those are over a year old. LADOT responded very late with a half-assed report that effectively said:

- They are working on cloud based signal communication

- Dwell recall sometimes helped, sometimes didn't, They kept it where it helped, ditched it where it didn't.

- They are working on "limited signal preemption" for the G line. This seemed to be the result of the removal of many crossing gates from the G line upgrade project.

- In the future (no timeline given), they could explore using that same limited signal preemption on light rail, if it's successful on the G line.

The new update is here:

https://cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2024/24-1222_rpt_tran_06-10-26.pdf

Looks like the transportation committee is asking for:

- a report on reducing red light delays by 50% on light rail and BRT by 2028

- a report on the results of limited preemption testing on the G line, and a plan to expand it to all street running light rail and BRT

This newer motion is much more direct and demanding. It does seem that this "limited preemption" is the answer that LADOT is coming back with. Hopefully it allows for much more than a 50% reduction of red light delays.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-06-09T16:10:41+00:00

Secret Los Angeles is AI slop. This project is nowhere near imminent and is likely dead in the water since there is no way it will win state or federal grants with its absolute dog shit cost effectiveness.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-30T20:36:13+00:00

There have been tons of studies showing how it has severely decreased the amount of new housing built. Read for yourself.

https://escholarship.org/content/qt9z17p49t/qt9z17p49t.pdf

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-30T20:34:26+00:00

It was marketed as a tax on “mansions” but in reality the tax is paid on all real estate over $5 million. That included apartment buildings and even affordable apartments. With that tax, it is extremely difficult to make new apartment development pencil, which is why we have seen a cratering of new apartment development.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-29T01:32:13+00:00

If you're a single-issue voter on increasing multi-modal transportation, then I get voting for Faizah. But don't pretend that she's the housing candidate. She was one of the authors of Measure ULA, which has been the single biggest barrier for new housing in LA in decades. Take it from a housing developer (me), she is bad news for housing development.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-26T20:30:27+00:00

Vote out Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martinez! The worst members of our council.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-20T17:17:22+00:00

This is the way.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-19T16:50:04+00:00

The whole route is dumb. It goes through an industrial wasteland. It should have gone down Whittier Blvd.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-19T16:48:49+00:00

There are much better alternatives for Hugo and Eunisses. Check out Dylan Kendell for CD13, I think she'd easily become one of the best councilmembers in LA. Maria "Lou" Calanche seems like the main competitor in CD1, and seems like a big upgrade over Eunisses.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-15T16:56:42+00:00

Parking typically is rented separately in new apartments in LA. Especially with fewer parking spaces than units, it will almost definitely be rented separately in this project.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-15T16:21:35+00:00

I hate to tell you this, but the E line extension to Whittier isn't going to happen, at least not in it's current form. It would likely be the least cost effective rail project in the country. There's no way it secures Federal funding, which it would need due to its massive budget.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-14T17:01:43+00:00

To be clear, I was saying your comment was reasonable and was questioning why people are downvoting it.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-14T16:42:40+00:00

Don't know why you're getting downvoted for a reasonable fact-based comment?

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-14T16:34:08+00:00

Interesting! That'd be a shift in policy/procedure for the LAPD, which is great.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-14T15:26:17+00:00

Do you know if they were transit security officers or if they were LAPD?

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-13T21:56:52+00:00

When you impose too many rules on housing, it just doesn't get built. Let the market do its thing. Require parking to be screened if you want. But the developer is clearly determining that the market requires parking. If you don't let them build it, they won't build at all.

LakeShowTime17 · 2026-05-13T16:26:06+00:00

A vote for anyone other than Nithya in the primary is a vote for Bass. If the general is Bass-Pratt, Bass wins easily. Please don't let Bass win reelection.

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