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‘Fix the City’ Lawsuit Challenges L.A.’s Expo Line Development Plan
"Fix the City" demands that the city rescind the approval of the Expo Transit Neighborhood Plan, until the city addresses potholes, sidewalks, and emergency response times.
November 2, 2018
Art, the Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the Stories We (Don’t) Tell at Train Stations
Given the role public investment can have in reshaping marginalized communities, what responsibilities does Metro have as an entity that seeks to tell stories about the places it moves people through?
November 1, 2018
Metro Embarks on (Another) Bus Rapid Transit Study
Why do bus riders get studies - while drivers and rail riders get plans and projects?
October 29, 2018
Metro Board Approves Next Steps to Extend Eastside Gold Line
Metro approved additional funding for environmental clearance and advanced engineering. It's not clear whether Washington or 60 Freeway alignment would go first.
October 26, 2018
Metro, L.A. City Look To Provide Free Transit, Bike-Share Rides on Election Day
If approved this week, Metro, Metro Bike Share, and LADOT will provide free rides on November 6
October 23, 2018
One Week Later: Rep. McCarthy’s Office Denies Meeting as Stop-the-Purple-Threat Keeps Rolling
"Stop the Purple Threat" might be paid for by anonymous donors, but the campaign to fight the subway continues to cost the school district a lot of money that could be spent on students.
October 19, 2018
Metro Set To Approve Mobility On Demand Pilot for Artesia, El Monte, and NoHo
Metro's Mobility On Demand pilot is expected to begin subsidized first/last mile Uber/Lyft type service
October 18, 2018
As Vermont/Manchester Transportation School Moves Forward, Community Reckons with Past, Wrestles with Form Change Should Take
For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high
October 16, 2018
Truck Crash onto Gold Line Tracks Again Shows Need for 210 Freeway Barrier Fix
Caltrans should fix the freeway where vehicles repeatedly crash into the Metro Gold Line. At a minimum Caltrans should let Metro proceed with upgrades.
October 15, 2018
Beverly Hills School District Stages Student “Walkout” Against Metro Subway
Earlier today at Beverly Hills' Will Rogers Park, the Beverly Hills School District staged what they called a "walkout" where students converged to rally against Metro. The Beverly Hills School District has fought unsuccessful legal challenges against Metro's plan to tunnel the Westside Purple Line extension underneath Beverly Hills High School.
October 12, 2018
