Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Metro

One Week Later: Rep. McCarthy’s Office Denies Meeting as Stop-the-Purple-Threat Keeps Rolling

By Damien Newton | Oct 19, 2018

"Stop the Purple Threat" might be paid for by anonymous donors, but the campaign to fight the subway continues to cost the school district a lot of money that could be spent on students.

Metro's year-long three-station Mobility On Demand pilot is expected to start in January 2019. All images via Metro

Metro Set To Approve Mobility On Demand Pilot for Artesia, El Monte, and NoHo

By Joe Linton | Oct 18, 2018

Metro's Mobility On Demand pilot is expected to begin subsidized first/last mile Uber/Lyft type service

The vacant lots encompassing the 8400 and 8500 blocks on Vermont have held the community hostage to blight for over 26 years. The 8300 block (from which this photo was taken) had also remained vacant for a number of years and was originally going to be incorporated into the Vermont Entertainment Village project. In the mid-2000s, Eli Sasson sold off his 8300 block parcels (helping to doom the mall project) and the County services building rose on it instead in 2007. Source: County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas

Vermont/Manchester: Reckoning with the Past and Wrestling with the Form Change Should Take

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 16, 2018 | 1 Comment

For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high

Metro hopes to fix the unsafe freeway conditions that result in crashes repeatedly shutting down the Gold Line. Photo via CBS

Truck Crash onto Gold Line Tracks Again Shows Need for 210 Freeway Barrier Fix

By Joe Linton | Oct 15, 2018 | 9 Comments

Caltrans should fix the freeway where vehicles repeatedly crash into the Metro Gold Line. At a minimum Caltrans should let Metro proceed with upgrades.

Beverly Hills students rallying against Metro subway construction today. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Beverly Hills School District Stages Student “Walkout” Against Metro Subway

By Joe Linton | Oct 12, 2018 | 6 Comments

Earlier today at Beverly Hills’ Will Rogers Park, the Beverly Hills School District staged what they called a “walkout” where students converged to rally against Metro. The Beverly Hills School District has fought unsuccessful legal challenges against Metro’s plan to tunnel the Westside Purple Line extension underneath Beverly Hills High School. The term “walkout” is […]

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New from StreetFilms: Los Angeles: The Great American Transit Experiment

By Joe Linton | Oct 9, 2018 | 9 Comments

StreetFilms and TransitCenter explore L.A. transit successes and issues, and question what is needed to make transit better serve the county's future

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