Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Foothill Extension

Metro voted to fund next steps 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 | 11 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.

Metro is upgrading the Jersey barriers that separate the Gold Line from 210 Freeway traffic. Photo by Metro

Metro Planning Upgrade To 210 Freeway/Gold Line Barrier In Pasadena

By Joe Linton | Jul 19, 2018 | 13 Comments

Metro is planning beefed-up barriers to keep 210 Freeway car traffic from crashing into the Gold Line.

$300M in state transit capital funding means that the Foothill Gold Line phase 2B project is now fully-funded. Photo by construction authority

Which Southern California Projects Will Get CA Transpo Funding Announced Yesterday

By Joe Linton | Apr 27, 2018 | 5 Comments

Southern California projects will receive plenty of state transportation funding. Metro projects include the Gold Line, Airport connection, West Santa Ana Branch, Green Line, Van Nuys Line, and more.

Claremont Metrolink Station - photo by Oakshade via Wikimedia

Metro Committee Supports Keeping Claremont Metrolink Station

By Joe Linton | Jan 23, 2018 | 1 Comment

The city of Claremont, and Metro board and staff are all supporting keeping Claremont's Metrolink Station open as part of extending the Gold Line

Groundbreaking Celebrated for Foothill Gold Line Extension 2B, Though Some Issues Remain

By Joe Linton | Dec 4, 2017 | 2 Comments

Last Saturday morning, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority hosted a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of construction on the next phase of the Foothill Gold Line. The new Gold Line “phase 2B” extension will run 12.3 miles east from Azusa, extending from Glendora to Montclair. It will include six new stations, one each in […]

From the east San Gabriel Valley, it's a lot cheaper to ride the Gold Line than to ride the parallel San Bernardino Metrolink Line. Distance-based fares could narrow this disparity. Image via Metro staff report

Should Metro Adopt Distance-Based Fares?

By Joe Linton | Oct 5, 2017 | 36 Comments

Boardmember John Fasana asserts that Metro should move toward a more equitable fare policy

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