This Week In Livable Streets
Metro 710 widening, L.A. City Transportation Committee, Rail to Rail, subway construction, Metro policing, and more.
By
Joe Linton
3:24 PM PDT on April 2, 2024
Metro 710 widening, L.A. City Transportation Committee, Rail to Rail, subway construction, Metro policing, and more.
- Ongoing through 5/31 – Metro is doing C (Green) Line overhead wire construction. Riders will experience delays where trains are operating on a single track between El Segundo and Redondo Beach Stations. Construction is anticipated through the end of May. Somewhat outdated information is available at The Source.
- Tuesday 4/2 – Tonight, Metro will host a 6 p.m. virtual community meeting with updates on its Rail to Rail multi-use path project. Details at Metro event page.
- Tuesday 4/2 – Tonight, Santa Monica Spoke and the city of Santa Monica will host a 7 p.m. virtual meeting on mobility projects in the Bergamot area. Details at Santa Monica Next.
- Wednesday 4/3 – Metro will host a noon B (Purple) Line subway construction update meeting focused on the city of Beverly Hills. Details at Metro event page.
- Wednesday 4/3 – The L.A. City Council Transportation Committee will convene at 1:30 p.m. at L.A. City Hall room 401, at 200 N. Spring Street in downtown L.A. The agenda includes traffic enforcement alternatives, speed camera pilot, speed bumps, and more.
- Thursday 4/4 – Metro will host a 5 p.m. virtual Community Leadership Committee (CLC) meeting for its lower 710 Freeway widening project, now called the Long Beach-East LA Corridor Mobility Investment Plan. Details at Metro event page.
- Thursday 4/4 – From 6-8 p.m. the Metro Public Safety Advisory Committee will meet in person at Metro headquarters behind Union Station in downtown L.A. Details at Metro event page.
- Next week Thursday 4/8 – Streets for All will host a 5 p.m. virtual Happy Hour conversation with L.A. City Transportation Department (LADOT) General Manager Laura Rubio-Cornejo. Event details at SFA event page.
Did we miss anything? Is there something we should list on future calendars? Email joe [at] streetsblog.org
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