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L.A. City Approves Downtown Streetcar Funding Plan, Pushes to Accelerate Metro Funds
The city council and mayor approved a plan to fund the $291M 3.8-mile DTLA streetcar. Metro funding would need to accelerated to make an optimistic 2021 opening.
August 21, 2018
Video of Moments Before Man Crushed by Blue Line Train Raises More Questions for Family in Mourning
"They stole a part of our hearts with my brother."
August 14, 2018
Metro’s Mid-Freeway Transit Stations Are Hellishly Loud
Metro's mid-freeway transit stations are annoyingly loud environments and may be harmful to your health
August 6, 2018
Metro Board Discusses Bike-Share; Report and Transit-Bike Transfers Both Due in September
Bike-share walk-up usage is up since Metro lowered prices, nonetheless the program faces an important decision point this September.
July 27, 2018
Metro Board Approves Orange Line BRT Improvements
Metro is moving forward with adding gates and bridges to the Orange Line BRT. Groundbreaking is expected next year.
July 26, 2018
The Byzantine Process of Getting a Metro Student Pass when Your Kid Turns Five
I thought I could get my daughter a Metro student pass when she turned five. I was wrong.
July 25, 2018
Metro Releases Five Alternatives for Crenshaw Northern Extension
The Crenshaw North project is mostly funded in Metro's Measure M plan, but scheduled to open in 2047.
July 23, 2018
Metro Planning Upgrade To 210 Freeway/Gold Line Barrier In Pasadena
Metro is planning beefed-up barriers to keep 210 Freeway car traffic from crashing into the Gold Line.
July 19, 2018
Metro Considers Expanding Paid Park-and-Ride To Eight More Stations
New paid parking planned for Blue (Wardlow, Willow), Expo (Crenshaw), Gold (Arcadia, Indiana, Azusa, Duarte) and Green Lines (Hawthorne/Lennox)
July 18, 2018
The Problem With the Metro Blue/Expo Light Rail Is… Cars
Blue and Expo trains slow to a crawl in downtown L.A. where they compete with cars. Wny not fix this problem when the Blue Line is improved next year?
July 17, 2018
