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Metro Board Has Three Huge Decisions on Thursday
When a decision on a proposed budget that assumes the cutting of another 72,000 hours of bus service is the third most controversial item on the agenda, you know it's going to be a long meeting. Highlighting the agenda, which will include discussion of diversifying options for buying weekly passes and the HOT Lanes transponder issue are: a vote on the Crenshaw Subway and Leimert Park Station motion, a decision on the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes route, and passage of the FY2012 Budget.
May 24, 2011
In Crenshaw, Overwhelming Enthusiasm for Leimert Park Station
A recent motion by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas calling for grade separation for nearly the entire Crenshaw Corridor and a second station at Leimert Park, has become one of the most controversial Metro proposals in recent memories. Transit advocates across the region worry about the impact on other Measure R projects, especially because the motion wants to look at moving funds for expansion of the Green Line or Expo Line to fund the additional projects. You can read more details about the proposal, here.
May 5, 2011
Metro Board Preview: Crenshaw Subway, Bikes on Trains, Active Transportation, Service Changes (Updated, April 27 at 5:07 P.M.)
(Update: I've just received word that the Leimert Station/Crenshaw Subway motion has been delayed until the next Metro Board meeting in May. - DN)
April 26, 2011
Ridley-Thomas, South L.A. Residents Want Leimert Park Station, But at What Cost?
A motion by County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas would grade-separate the planned Crenshaw Light Rail Line for twelve blocks from 48th Street to 59th Street along the Crenshaw Corridor and would require the construction of a station at Leimert Park. Both grade-separating the Crenshaw Line and the Leimert Park Station are listed as "optional" in Metro's most recent corridor studies. To pay for the grade-separation and new station, Ridley-Thomas asks Metro to identify funding sources "including but not limited to" Measure R funds for the Expo Line and for the Green Line to LAX, the Arbor-Vitae interchange project and sales of "surplus property" along the right-of-way that won't be used. The Crenshaw Line will run below-grade for the rest of the route along Crenshaw Boulevard.
April 19, 2011
Summary of the Major Decisions from Today’s Metro Board Meeting
Here's a quick rundown of the major votes by today's Metro Board. Each of these five motions were discussed at Streetsblog over the last couple of weeks, and links to those stories can be found at the end of each summary. Streetsblog will have links to all news reports on today's meeting tomorrow.
October 28, 2010