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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
Metro Committees Approve Union Station Bike Hub Budget
Metro's Finance Committee approved an expanded budget for the Union Station Metro Bike Hub, anticipated to open in Fall 2017
February 15, 2017
Downtown L.A. 7th Street Subway Station Opens New Tunnel to The Bloc
Metro opens its first rail exit into a private development, downtown L.A.'s redeveloped "The Bloc" mall.
February 7, 2017
Metro To Pedestrianize Front Of Union Station, Seeking Input
Metro is planning to pedestrianize the front of Union Station, including narrowing streets and creating pedestrian plazas and walkways.
January 27, 2017
Coalition Pushes for Metro Fully Electric Bus Fleet by 2030
Before this morning's Metro board meeting, a coalition rallied for fully electrifying Metro's 2,200 bus fleet by the year 2030. In March, Metro is expected to approve a procurement for 1,000 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. The coalition is campaigning to block the expected CNG bus purchase.
January 26, 2017
Metro Construction Committee Pushes Rail Votes To Board Meeting Next Week
Metro is deciding several rail construction issues: budget increases for Crenshaw/LAX and Regional Connector, contract for Purple Line Extension phase 2, and possible future Arts District service.
January 19, 2017
Road Pricing Infographic: How Tolling Impacts Various Road Users
Tolls may disproportionately burden the poor, but so other ways of paying for roads.
January 18, 2017
Metro Committee to Adopt Mariachi Plaza Development Guidelines Wednesday
This Wednesday, Metro's Planning and Programming Committee will vote on whether to approve the development guidelines for the lots at Mariachi Plaza that Metro would send to potential bidders as part of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process.
January 17, 2017
SCAG Studying Green Line Across Norwalk, Meeting Wednesday
SCAG, Metro, Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs are studying a future light rail connection extending the Metro Green Line three miles east to the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Station. A community input meeting takes place this Wednesday night.
January 9, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Crenshaw Construction Near LAX
See the Metro Crenshaw/LAX light rail line under construction from the Metro Green Line. Crenshaw opens in 2019.
January 6, 2017