Public Hearing: Draft EIR for Canoga Transportation Corridor Project

By Damien Newton
Mar 5, 2008

The Canoga Transportation Corridor Project is a proposed four-mile extension of Metro Orange Line service from the Canoga Park & Ride Lot to the Chatsworth Metrolink Station. Metro seeks to improve north-south mobility in the Western part of the Valley by connecting activity centers along the corridor, as well as linking Metro service with Metrolink.

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A First Look at the Orange Line Extension from Canoga to Chatsworth

By Damien Newton | May 8, 2012

Last week, I had the chance to tour the new Orange Line BRT extension from where the Orange Line currently ends in Canoga northward for four miles to the Metrolink Station in Chatsworth. Even as construction of some of the stations continues, test buses run along the route. Greg Spotts, with the Mayor’s Office, predicts […]

It May Be Slow, But Transit Projects Still Moving Forward

By Damien Newton | Jan 14, 2009

For those of you that missed it, last week Metro announced that it will be suspending its vote on the Long Range Transportation Plan until after issues with the budget mess in Sacramento and stimulus plan from Washington D.C. are resolved. However, just because discussion of strategic planning is off the table doesn’t mean that […]

The Transit Coalition’s “Simplified Network” Could Create Millions for Metrolink

By Damien Newton | Dec 17, 2009

The Transit Coalition has big plans for Metrolink. For larger versions of the current Metrolink Map and a map with the proposed changes for the regional rail system, click the embedded links in the text above. Last week, the Metrolink Board of Directors punted on the decision on how to balance their budget through either […]

Metro Picks Locally Preferred Alternative for Orange Line Extension

By Damien Newton | Jun 12, 2008

Metro moved a step closer to extending the Orange Line today when it released a Locally Preferred Alternative for an extension from Canoga Park to Chatsworth. As Metro notes in its press release, the Metro Board still needs to approve the staff’s recommendation and then go into the final environmental review before the project […]

Could the Sepulveda Corridor Congestion Reduction Plan Equal Carmaheaven?

By Juan Matute | Sep 28, 2012

With Carmageddon once again looming over Los Angeles, we have another opportunity to reflect on the 405 freeway: what does it mean and what do we want from it? What does it mean that the 405 between the 90 and the 101 has been under construction for the better part of this millenium, yet it still […]

What Should Be Done with the Crenshaw Corridor

By Damien Newton | Aug 27, 2009

Photo: Practical Visionary/Webshots I’m going to be honest with you for a moment. I haven’t been paying attention to the Crenshaw Corridor Transit Study in South L.A. Maybe it’s that a preferred mode hasn’t been selected yet. Maybe it’s that more controversial projects have grabbed my attention. Maybe it’s that it’s mysterious. Regardless all of […]