South Bay Metro Green Line Extension Community Update Meeting: Torrance

By Damien Newton
Mar 18, 2011

Come shape the future of the South Bay Metro Green Line Extension! These Community Meetings will provide an overview and update of the project as well as progress on the project alternatives and proposed station locations.

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: Community Opposition, Funding Hamper Expansion for Green Line

By Damien Newton | Apr 19, 2011

Last week Metro held public hearings for the environmental studies for the environmental hearings for the Green Line Extension to the South Bay and the Green Line Extension to LAX was featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times. Needless to say, it was a rough week for the Green Line. The environmental hearings, […]

Metro Moves Forward on Harbor Subdivision, Crenshaw Corridor, Hybrid Alternative for Route 2 Terminus and Gating for the Eastside Extension

By Damien Newton | Dec 10, 2009

Going north on Indiana on the way to First Street. Earlier today the Metro Board of Directors unanimously approved the light rail alternative for the Crenshaw Corridor and agreed to study making the light rail run underground for a dozen blocks between 48th and 59th street over the plans of the Metro staff. According to […]

Metro Board Wrap: If Measure R Projections Are Down, What Happens to Projects When Funds Run Out?

By Damien Newton | Feb 24, 2011

During today’s debate over whether or not to approve a “life of the project” budget for Phase II of the Expo Line, County Supervisor Gloria Molina used the occasion to quiz Metro staff on new projections for Measure R revenue. Originally, the half-cent county-wide sales tax was projected to produce $40 billion in revenue over […]

EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2 PROJECT STUDY

By Damien Newton | Mar 31, 2008

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will be conducting four public upcoming meetings to update the community on the agency’s Eastside Transit Corridor Study Phase 2. The study, which evaluates ways to improve mobility in the corridor by connecting the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension (under construction) to cities further east of Los […]

Is Metro Ready for “30 in 10?”

By Damien Newton | Apr 1, 2010

Is everyone ready for 30 in 10 Except Metro? (This is a two-part series. Part II tomorrow Monday.- DN) You don’t need me to tell you that there is a lot of excitement about the "30 in 10" proposal to use federal loans to get all Measure R projects completed within ten years. The idea […]

Westside Subway Community Update Meetings

By Damien Newton | Jan 10, 2011

L.A. METRO TO HOLD COMMUNITY UPDATE MEETINGS FOR WESTSIDE SUBWAY EXTENSION PROJECT JANUARY 24-31 The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is holding community update meetings January 24 through 31 for the Westside Subway Extension Project, currently going through its Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) planning phase. Metro will provide members of the public […]