This Week In Livable Streets

Metro 14 Freeway expansion, Metro 5 Freeway expansion, Dutch mobility symposium, river and arroyo ride, Metro East SFV rail, Metro transit construction and service alerts, and more.

• Tuesday 11/12 – Metro will host the second of two community update meetings for its East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project, including construction updates and more. The in-person meeting will be from 6-7:30 p.m. tonight at the Alicia Broadous-Duncan Multipurpose Senior Center at 11300 Glenoaks Boulevard in Pacoima.
• Wednesday 11/13 – Metro will host a 6 p.m. virtual community meeting for its North County 5 Freeway widening project, focused on construction activities.
• Thursday 11/14 – The Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO) Los Angeles will host a free afternoon symposium on Revolutionizing Mobility. The event goes from 2:30-5 p.m. at 8745 Washington Boulevard in Culver City. Details at Eventbrite.
• Thursday 11/14 – Metro will host three scoping meetings on its planned expansion of the 14 Freeway through North L.A. County, called the SR-14 North Los Angeles County Safety and Mobility Improvements Project. This Thursday, Metro will host an in-person meeting from 6-8 p.m. at Lancaster City Hall, City Council Chambers, at 44933 Fern Avenue. This Saturday 11/16 will be a 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in-person meeting at The Centre on Centre Pointe Parkway, at 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway in Santa Clarita. Next week, Tuesday 11/19 will be a 6-8 p.m. in-person meeting at Palmdale Oasis Park Recreation Center at 3850 East Avenue S.
• Saturday 11/16 – ActiveSGV will host a bike ride on the Arroyo Seco and L.A. River paths. The event starts at 8 a.m. at the South Pasadena Metro A Line Station, returning there by train. The bike ride is 18 miles. Details and rsvp at Eventbrite.
• Ongoing scheduled Metro service alerts – Metro is rehabilitating C (Green) Line’s overhead wire. Metro warns riders to expect delays and occasional bus bridges between stations.
• Ongoing weekends Friday-Sunday – Metro will temporarily close the four easternmost stations on the A Line for two remaining weekends (11/8-10, 11/15-17, and 12/6-8). Station closures start Fridays at 9 p.m. and last though Sunday. Stations impacted are: Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa Downtown, and APU/Citrus College. Metro will provide a free shuttle bus running every 10 to 20 minutes between Monrovia Station and the four closed stations, connecting with the regular A Line trains. A Line service from Monrovia to Long Beach will operate as usual. Details at The Source.

Did we miss anything? Is there something we should list on future calendars? Email joe [at] streetsblog.org