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Metro to Approve Early Phase of Union Station Run-Through Tracks Construction

By Joe Linton | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

The Metro board is expected to approve the terms of the $423 million CA High-Speed Rail Authority funding, as well as approving a $298 million "Partial Preconstruction Phase" Union Station run-through tracks project budget.

Metro-funded construction widening the 71 Freeway from 4 lanes to 8. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Metro Leadership Making It an Annual Tradition to Lie about Freeway Expansion Budget

By Joe Linton | May 20, 2022 | No Comments

Metro Planning Chief de la Loza: "[Metro Highway Program FY23 budget] predominant projects are focused on... completing gaps between the HOV system, safety improvements... they're not focused at all on just providing road widening."

Community members, activists, and one Monterey Park City Council official pose in front of Divine's Furniture after a walk down Garvey Avenue to discuss traffic lane expansion. Credit: Chris Greenspon/Streetsblog

Walk Against the Machine – Monterey Park Activists Oppose Traffic Lane Expansion

By Chris Greenspon | May 18, 2022 | No Comments

A plan to take away parking lanes on Monterey Park’s iconic Garvey Avenue hasn’t been getting very far. Could it be reshaped into a multi-modal project?

710 Freeway. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro Committee Expected to Vote to Not Build Lower 710 Freeway Widening Project

By Joe Linton | May 17, 2022 | No Comments

Metro and Caltrans plan to formally reset their 710 Freeway corridor plans by approving the 'No Build' alternative, as the new Locally Preferred Alternative for their 710 Environmental Document, reversing a 2018 approval of a freeway widening alternative.

Wider and wider freeways brought to you by Metro and Caltrans. Sign on the 5 Freeway widening from OC to the 605. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro FY23 Budget: Those Freeways Metro Plans to Widen

By Joe Linton | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

Last year, Metro increased its annual freeway expansion budget by a whopping 80 percent. This year, the agency has proposed an 33.5 percent increase on top of last year's. Here's a list of Metro big widening projects.

Cyclists at CicLAvia in front of L.A. City Hall. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

L.A. Mayoral Candidates on Transportation

By Joe Linton and Sahra Sulaiman | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

Candidates Bass, Buscaino, Caruso, de de León, Feuer, Greiwe, Viola, and Wilson in their own words

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