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Breaking News: Expo Board Backs Route Down Right of Way and Colorado (Updated Below)
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Photo: Friends 4 Expo I just got off the phone with Darrell Clarke who confirmed our suspicions, the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors has authorized the staff to move forward with the studies for Phase II with the "LRT-2" alignment down the existing right-of-way and then Colorado straight to Santa Monica. There was a […]
2010 Will Be a Busy Year for Transit Advocates in Los Angeles
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Expect to see some hard hats along the Expo Line as other transit projects move through the study phase. Photo: LA Streetsblog/Flickr While our headlines and calendar sections are full of news and meetings about transit cuts happening all over the map of L.A. County, thanks to the passage of Measure R, there’s also going […]
The Week in Livable Streets
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Metro Committee committee and public meetings, the Supervisors consider lowering speed limits and Juneteenth. Varies – L.A. County Public Health’s 2 p.m. COVID-19 briefings are one or two days each week. Watch at the County Channel, Channel 94 on most cable systems, or via the County of Los Angeles Facebook page, where broadcast briefings are archived. Monday 6/13 – Tonight! […]
Up Next for Expo: Should Westwood Station Have Car Parking
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Now that the Expo Construction Authority has the legal green light to begin construction of Phase II of the Expo Line, it can move on to other issues. Responding to a motion at the February 5, 2010 meeting of the Expo Construction Authority by Zev Yaroslavsky, Expo staff have put together a presentation listing the […]
Breaking News: Supremes Will Hear Case in Neighbors for Smart Rail v Expo Construction Authority
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The California State Supreme Court will hear the case of Neighbors for Smart Rail (NFSR), a coalition of Westside homeowners, community groups and businesses, against Phase II of the Expo Line. NFSR alleges that the environmental documents for the line were improperly compared because it based traffic on future projections instead of the current status […]
As Metro Tries to Grow Rail Service, Controversies Grow with Them
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Image: Metro via Blogdowntown Three potential Metro rail projects have been in the news recently, and two of them are being dogged by controversy as another continues to cruise during its early phases. The controversy that might be newest to long-time readers is the objections of Little Tokyo residents to the proposed Regional Connector. Residents […]