January 2026 Metro Board Round-Up: Sepulveda Rail Approved, Torrance Rail Kneecapped
Valley-Westside subway plan approved. South Bay light rail delayed significantly, perhaps indefinitely.
Extending the Foothill A Line Hasn’t Been Forgotten
Plans are underway to get the track built to Claremont, and stakeholders remain hopeful that Montclair can make a comeback.
Uh Oh! Dueling Alignments Could Throw Torrance Metro Rail Extension into Limbo
Metro's plan for a four-mile light rail extension from Redondo Beach to Torrance could get a lot more difficult, and more expensive
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Metro Responds to Missing Downtown Connector Bikeways: Agency Followed Undefined Plans, Prioritized Getting Drivers to Freeway
Metro didn't follow its own designs or city-approved CEQA-approved street standards - instead implementing not clearly defined changes that added car capacity - and omitted bike and walk facilities
Grand Opening of Transformative Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path on Slauson Brings Community Out to Play
The $166M project was a dozen years in the making. South Central residents and electeds alike hope it is a foundation on which even better things can be built for the community.
Metro’s Orwellian Take: Adding Miles of New Lanes to the 710 Freeway Is Not Expanding the Freeway
Metro claims "no [710 Freeway] expansion whatsoever" - and - at the same time Metro says they won't rule out demolishing homes
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Metro Committee Approves Sepulveda Rail Alignment, Postpones Torrance Rail Approval
Plus: Metro announces a testing snag which means a likely delay for the D Line opening, and supports Foothill A Line extension to Claremont
