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A bus stop near a grocery store in Sweden from a slight birds eye perspective.

2026 – the Year of the Bus

Date 3 months ago
Reading Time 6 Mins Read
Let’s make 2026 a breakout year for bus transit! With the right mix of service upgrades, stop-area improvements, and smart pricing and outreach, agencies can turn bus transit from…
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Scene showing a safe, well functioning city

Pedestrian Safety Month: Safer Streets Start With Us

Date 7 months ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, a time to highlight a simple fact: walking should never come with risk. Whether it’s walking to school, to work, to transit, in…
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Can LA Deliver a Transit-First Olympics in 2028?

Date 2 years ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, City leaders are talking about a car-free (or transit-first) experience, drawing lessons from Paris, who just held the 2024…
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Week Without Driving

Date 2 years ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
Imagine a week where we all choose transportation alternatives to driving our own cars solo: walking, biking, using public transit, or ride sharing. Sure, there may be some downsides…
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Riding Through Change: LA’s Post-COVID Transit Trends

Date 2 years ago
Reading Time 2 Mins Read
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, public transit systems worldwide face unprecedented challenges with reduced ridership and changing commuter behavior. While many cities struggle with slow recovery of…
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Keeping Cool: The Power of Urban Trees

Date 2 years ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
As average temperatures in many US cities continue to climb and debilitating heat events become more frequent, the importance of green spaces and shade in urban environments has become…
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Unveiling the LA Metro Owl Service System Map

Date 3 years ago
Reading Time 2 Mins Read
We are excited to announce the launch of the LA Metro Owl Service Map – a new transit map showcasing bus services that operate between 12-4 AM. This product informs…
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LA Metro’s Regional Connector

Date 3 years ago
Reading Time 2 Mins Read
DCR has collaborated with LA Metro over the past few months to re-design and update the majority of its customer-facing maps, triggered by Regional Connector, a significant new enhancement…
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A set of four pocket sized bike maps together covering the full San Luis Obispo County area made for created for SLO.

Discover the Joy of Cycling this May

Date 3 years ago
Reading Time 2 Mins Read
Last year, DCR worked with Rideshare to develop an online bike map web app. This tool is great for planning a local or regional bike trip, and learning more…
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Distracted? Then Please Don’t Drive

Date 3 years ago
Reading Time 3 Mins Read
Distracted driving is a problem that we are all aware of, but it is also notoriously difficult to quantify the scale of. This is due to the wide array…
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Martin Luther King Jr Station Entrance

The Metro K Line is open!

Date 4 years ago
Reading Time 2 Mins Read
DCR has been busy working on a range of maps for the opening of the new LA Metro K Line. This involved creating new station maps as well as…
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Find DCR in the ESRI Gallery

Date 5 years ago
Reading Time < 1 Min Read
Every year ESRI collects a wide range of mapping products made by users all over the world and displays them in an online map gallery together with a printed…
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