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Whittier Councilmember Fernando Dutra Appointed to Metro Board
After one false start, today Dutra's Metro board appointment was approved by the county's City Selection Committee; his term is through January 1, 2025
March 8, 2021
Interview with Whittier City Councilmember Fernando Dutra
Dutra is vying to be the Gateway Cities (officially the Southeast Long Beach Sector) representative on the Metro Board of Directors. Read his take on Whittier, bicycling, Metro, light rail, freeway expansion, and more.
February 16, 2021
Interview with Ali Saleh, Mayor of the City of Bell
"We also need to elevate issues of equity around the users of public transportation and ensure that when we are planning for a system that gets us out of our cars, low income communities of color are front and center because they're the ones already using the system."
December 23, 2020
SGV Transit Feasibility Study to Create Short, Long Term Roadmap for Mass Transit in Region
San Gabriel Valley Transit Feasibility Study will plan how the SGV will spend more than $635.5 million formerly approved for the now-canceled 60 Freeway Eastside Gold Line.
December 8, 2020
Glendora Installs Temporary Protected Bike Lane and Crosswalk Improvements
Currently, the city has just about wrapped up its planning efforts and is applying for funds to design and build the project through through the fifth cycle of the Active Transportation Program. The City has requested $4.2 million to build the Glendora Avenue improvements, and $3.1 million for the Foothill Boulevard improvements.
December 1, 2020
Little Tokyo Station Is Closed; New Bike-Share Helps Bridge Two-Year Gap
With a two-year closure of the Gold Line through Little Tokyo, riders can take Metro's shuttle bus, or utilize convenient new Metro Bike Share docks.
October 26, 2020
SGV Connect 71: An Update on Metro’s SGV Projects and How to Stay Safe from Bad Air
Damien talks with Philip Fine of the South Coast Air Quality Management District while Kris speaks with Metro's Androush Danielians and Errol Taylor
September 16, 2020
Report: Gold Line Extension to Montclair Projects to Increase Metro, Metrolink Ridership by 35, 50 percent
Study details ways both agencies can coordinate services to better compliment each other, includes design changes to Claremont, Montclair stations
July 17, 2020
Reduced Parking Being Studied for Planned Foothill Gold Line Extension
The Metro Gold Line Extension Construction Authority hosted a public hearing Wednesday to gather feedback on its proposal to reduce planned parking by more than 1,600 spaces at future rail stations in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona and Claremont. To build more rail sooner, the Construction Authority is looking to reduce project construction costs, including the cost of building parking structures.
June 26, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Metro Regional Connector also Closing Streets for Faster Construction
Under COVID-19, Metro is closing L.A. streets downtown - in Little Tokyo and Bunker Hill - to speed rail construction. Also expediting Crenshaw construction. Early Foothill Gold Line extension work is also moving ahead.
April 27, 2020
