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Photo Essay: Expo Phase 2 Construction 90+Percent Done, Open Early 2016
By Joe Linton |
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin, and others hosted a press event this morning to showcase progress on the Metro Expo Line Phase 2. The event took place at the under-construction Palms Station, and featured a test train pulling into the station under its own electrical catenary […]
Op/Ed: Will Metro’s Turnstile Fetishism Damage the Expo Bikeway?
By Erik Griswold |
Anyone who reads my tweets as well as my posts and comments on this blog and elsewhere knows I am hardly a fan of the Los Angeles Metro’s Board of Directors decision to install turnstiles at its unmanned rail stations. Needless to say, I pay attention to any developments on the issue, and while Damien […]
Community Organizing Wins the Day: Skills and Enthusiasm of Many to Build Expo for All
By Kathy Seal |
Behind the May 20 opening of the Expo Line to Santa Monica lies the untold story of dozens of dedicated volunteers who worked for decades to make this line happen. Few people know that Expo Line light rail was a glimmer in the eye of Santa Monica city officials as early as 1989. That year they convened […]
Expo Station Coming to Farmdale and Exposition?
By Damien Newton |
Thanks for the overview, Curbed The strange saga of the Expo Light Rail Line continued yesterday when Judge Maribeth Bushey of the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed amendment to the environmental documents for the Expo Line Phase I that would allow the construction of a rail station at the intersection of Exposition Boulevard […]
Ideas On How Metro and the Rams Can Expand Fan Transportation Choices
By Joe Linton |
You may have heard that the National Football League’s Rams are back in Los Angeles. The football is no doubt exciting, but the team’s presence has also elevated Southern California conversations about parking, congestion, transit, and traffic. Now through 2018, the Rams play home games at the Coliseum in Exposition Park, a stone’s throw from the Metro […]
Expo Releases FEIR for Phase II Chooses Alignment Along ROW and Colorado Avenue
By Damien Newton |
The Source has a full sized map here. The Expo Construction Authority has finally released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Phase II of the Expo Line with some key changes. I’ll spend more time reviewing the document and talking to some of the key players in the drama over the weekend and will be […]