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Koretz Pushes Expo for a Little Collaboration on the Expo Greenway
Tomorrow, the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors will hear a motion by Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz requiring "the CEO and staff to work collaboratively with the City of Los Angeles to ensure that the landscaping of the two projects (the Expo Greenway and the landscaping for the Expo Line) compliment each other..."
February 5, 2014
Eyes off the Street: Expo Tracks in Northvale Trench
On Tuesday, Jonathan Weiss snapped this picture of the Expo Line tracks being placed in the Northvale Road trench. The trench runs along the southern end of Cheviot Hills and the track's arrival is considered a construction mile stone by rail fans.
January 16, 2014
A Photo Essay of a Tour of Expo Phase II
When Stephen Villavaso, known to many Streetsblog readers as the volunteer traffic engineer who makes CicLAvia possible, asked me if I would like to ride along on a tour of Expo Phase II construction, I jumped at the chance. Villavaso is also one of the engineers working for Skanska-Rados Joint Venture - the design-build contractor of the Expo Line Phase II. Villavaso manages the design for the construction project which involves regularly driving up and down the future light rail and bike path talking to workers, monitoring construction, and just keeping abreast of everything that’s happening on site.
December 16, 2013
And Now the Reason Foundation Is Completely Wrong About Expo
I wonder what it is about the Expo Line that makes conservative muckrakers lose their collective minds?
September 12, 2013
NFSR Is Not Done with the Supreme Court Yet
Neighbors for Smart Rail, the group of homeowners that has fought the Expo Line running through their community, isn't quite done yet. Despite Streetsblog's proclamation after the California Public Utilities Commission gave the Expo Line the green light that the appeals were over, NFSR is now appealing the Supreme Court ruling.
August 20, 2013
Will the Next Expo Battle Be About Access to the Bike Path in Cheviot Hills?
Executed Settlement Agreement - Samuels v. FHWA
August 19, 2013
Breaking: CPUC Clears Expo Phase II, No Administrative of Legal Hurdles Remain for Light Rail Line
August 15, 2013
Breaking: In Split Decision, California Supreme Court Gives Expo the O.K.
California Supreme Court on NFSR v Expo
August 5, 2013
Is the California Public Utilities Commission Foreshadowing the Supreme Court on Expo Phase II
Last Friday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) tentatively closed the books on one of the last remaining avenues for opponents of the Expo Line in West L.A. to stop construction in its tracks. CPUC posted a "Proposed Decision" on its second hearing of the rail crossings for Phase II of the Expo Line. The ruling unequivocally states that the 16 at-grade and 11 above-grade crossings fall within state guidelines.
July 16, 2013
Streetsblog TV: Live from the Westwood Neighborhood Greenway Groundbreaking
Assuming my Clear Router is getting a signal, we're broadcasting live from the groundbreaking for the Westwood Neighborhood Greenway at our Live Stream Channel, Streetsblog TV. At the end of the broadcast, the video will be archived, and a cleaner copy will be uploaded later today.
June 27, 2013