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Valley Gadfly Rages Against Planned Metro Bus Speed Improvements
A Valley gadfly is opposing Metro Valley BRT, alleging improved transit would cause "massive traffic jams" and "giant apartment buildings"-- but his images actually sell bus lanes
June 19, 2019
Wrongheaded High Desert Freeway Named a Top National Boondoggle
Proponents have smeared a lot of lipstick on their $8 billion, 63-mile highway project, but it's still a pig
June 18, 2019
Metro Introduces Purple Line Extension Section 2 Tunneling Machines: Harriet and Ruth
Metro tunnel machines Ruth and Harriet will soon be tunneling eastward from Century City through Beverly Hills
June 17, 2019
LinkUS Union Station Run-Through Tracks Project Looks to Keep Utility, Reduce Costs
Eliminating new concourse and loop track would shave nearly a billion dollars from L.A.'s needed Union Station re-vamp
June 7, 2019
Eyes on the Street: New Flower Street Bus Lane
Watch a Metro bus zip past a dozen drivers!
June 4, 2019
Blue Line ‘New Blue’ Refurbishment Reopening Southern Stations, Closing Northern Ones
The $350 million Metro Blue Line refurbishment is basically half done. Tomorrow southern stations re-open while northern stations close through September.
May 31, 2019
Metro Bike Share Adds E-Bikes In Central L.A.
Metro Bike Share is adding 300+ pedal-assist e-bikes to its bike-share system in and around downtown L.A.
May 30, 2019
Metro Board Approves FY2020 Budget, Locking in Rail Service Cuts
Metro's $7.2 billion FY2020 budget keeps bus service level, while cutting rail service on Gold, Expo and Blue rail lines.
May 29, 2019
Billionaire Jeff Greene’s Plans to Raze Dorset Village Are About as Awful as You Might Imagine
The project would displace 206 households from rent-controlled units while coming up short on providing affordable replacement units
May 9, 2019
Rounding Out CBS Metro Employee Sauna Story – How Budgets Should Prioritize Transit Riders
CBS was critical of Metro looking into a $200,000 sauna (which it ultimately didn't pursue), but missed larger issues that impact bus riders
May 7, 2019
