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Which Southern California Projects Will Get CA Transpo Funding Announced Yesterday
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.
April 27, 2018
County Wins Control of Vermont/Manchester Lots in Superior Court Ruling
Thursday's ruling approving the County's bid to acquire the lots from developer Eli Sasson via eminent domain effectively closes the book on the 26 years the community has been held hostage to blight.
April 26, 2018
Metro Celebrates Purple Line Extension 1 Tunnel Machines, Set to Start in August
Metro's Purple Line Extension Phase 1 will soon be dug by twin tunnel machines, named "Soyeon" and "Elsie"
April 25, 2018
T-Committee Approves L.A. City Metro Bike-Share Expansion Plans
LADOT is looking to expand Metro Bike Share operations in the coming years. Today, the L.A. City Council Transportation Committee unanimously approved Department of Transportation recommendations that target 1,000 additional bikes in central Los Angeles and 700 additional bikes on the Westside.
April 24, 2018
Boring Company Tunnel Exemption Motion Approved By L.A. Public Works Committee
The city of L.A. appears poised to do all it can to give away valuable right-of-way to The Boring Co
April 18, 2018
Elon Musk Boring Company Test Tunnel Could Get Fast-Tracked, Blocking Metro’s Sepulveda Rail Project
It looks like Elon Musk's Boring Company is pissing on Metro's fence, and the agency isn't even barking
April 16, 2018
Another Caltrans Lie: Video Claims Widening 5 Freeway Reduces Pollution, Congestion
It is jarring that nearly two decades into the twenty-first century, California's transportation department is still making claims that freeway widening will somehow curb pollution and reduce congestion. These are false claims--lies. Past experience and research show that widening freeways worsens congestion and air quality, yet Caltrans repeatedly claims the contrary.
April 13, 2018
Metro Draft Strategic Plan: Lofty Goals, Slippery Timelines, Few Surprises
Overall there is plenty to like in the plan, including plenty of bus service improvements
April 10, 2018
Metro Board Approves Next Round of Open Streets Funding
Next month, cities can apply for $2M per year in Metro open streets event grant funding
March 23, 2018
“Burn the Witch!”: Public Enthusiasm for Dragging Rude Youth from Trains Highlights Gap in Metro’s Equity Platform
People had been so caught up in detailing the crimes against humanity her “poopy feet” had wrought that there was very little space for reflection on the larger implications of what it was that people were cheering.
March 8, 2018
