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Watch Multicultural Communities for Mobility’s New Bike-Share Video
MCM's new video profiles East Hollywood resident Areli, who tried out Metro's Downtown Los Angeles bike-share system and shares her first impressions and describes the potential benefits of using bike-share.
March 17, 2017
Metro Seeks Contract Modifications to Avoid Service Disruptions During $66 Million Overhaul of Rosa Parks Station
The contract modifications will allow RNL Design to respond to issues that arose with the redesign of the transfer mezzanine between the Blue and the Green Lines. Namely, how to manage construction without closing the station and relying on costly bus-bridging services.
March 14, 2017
Metro to Decide Planned Regional Connector Ped Bridge by DTLA Broad Museum
Metro board committees are expected to move forward with a bridge to connect the Regional Connector station with Grand Avenue. The bridge would be immediately south of the Broad Museum.
March 13, 2017
Friday Ruminations on Profiling, Policing, and Planning
Stories highlighting the unique vulnerability of people of color - particularly men of color - in the public space remind planners and advocates that it is really hard for people to "reclaim" their streets and public spaces if trying to do so puts them in peril.
March 3, 2017
Metro Board Approves Development Guidelines for Lots at Cesar Chavez/Fickett
Last Thursday, the Metro Board approved development guidelines for a pair of large, vacant Metro-owned lots at Cesar Chavez and Fickett.
February 27, 2017
Metro Approves $646M Multi-Agency Transit Policing Contract (Corrected)
Corrected 1/24/2018: This article mistakenly identified the contract as $646 million annually, when that amount is actually for five years. The contract comes out to roughly $130 million annually.
February 23, 2017
New Metro Contract Could Be First Step To Effective Responsible Policing
Metro's new policing contract is hopefully a first step toward effective responsible policing. For the enormous amounts of money Metro spends on policing, passengers and taxpayers deserve better.
February 23, 2017
As Metro Prepares to Approve New Policing Contract, A Reminder that Criminalization of Poverty at a Discounted Price is No Bargain
As the board prepares for this decision, it seems like a good time to remind both Metro and our law enforcement agencies that the passengers that have the greatest dependence on Metro are the ones who need safe passage the most. And right now, they're the ones who are least likely to feel like that is what they are getting.
February 22, 2017
Metro Board To Vote On “Link US” Union Station Run-Through Tracks
Tomorrow, the Metro board will be voting on a recommended alternative for future run-through tracks at Union Station. (Update: on 2/23 the Metro board voted to postpone/continue the item.) The new loop tracks would extend Union Station's existing stub-end tracks. The project will include tracks running on a new wide 101 Freeway bridge just east of the existing Gold Line bridge. The new L-shaped bridge will connect trains to existing tracks along the L.A. River.
February 22, 2017
Construction Committee Approves Blue Line Improvement Study
Metro's Construction Committee approved a motion for short- and long-term improvements to Metro's oldest and busiest light rail line.
February 16, 2017
