This Week In Livable Streets

The new D Line will open! Plus Sepulveda Transit Corridor, Metro Governance, and more.

• Concluding Tuesday 5/5 – Metro will host a series of Sepulveda Transit Corridor community meetings. These will feature an overview of the Locally Preferred Alternative and an update on next steps, including information about the environmental process, geotechnical investigations, and project delivery. Series concludes tomorrow with an in-person session in Westwood at 5:30 p.m.
• Concluding Wednesday 5/6 – Metro is hosting listening sessions to shape its overall governance structure in response to L.A. County governance reforms underway. Meetings conclude with a 6 p.m. virtual town hall on Wednesday 5/6. Find details at The Source.
• Friday 5/8 – After more than a decade of construction, Metro will open the first segment (four miles) of new D Line subway – from Koreatown to Beverly Hills. Typically the morning ribbon-cutting event – lots of speeches – is invitation-only, then by early afternoon the public can ride the new line. Check Metro’s D Line webpage for details on public celebrations taking place 12:30-4 p.m. on opening day at Wilshire/Western, Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega stations. Who’s excited to travel from Beverly Hills to Downtown L.A. in 20 minutes?!?!
• Saturdays and Sundays through 6/14 – Metro will host free art/architecture tours of Union Station (in English and Spanish – see schedule). Tours start at 10:30 a.m. For schedule and to reserve a spot, go to Eventbrite.
• Ongoing: The National Day Laborer Network continues to urge those that can to adopt a corner to help protect day laborers and vendors from ICE sweeps. See their webpage to register to adopt a corner or attend a workshop on how to help.
• Ongoing scheduled Metro service alerts:
  • Metro G Line construction bus/bike detours are in effect through 2027. The Sepulveda Station area closure is in effect through December 2026.