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Metro Proposes Pilot For All-Paid Parking At Nine Stations
The Metro board will hear a promising proposal [PDF] that increases paid parking at nine stations on three Metro rail lines. According to The Source, the proposal will be presented to the Metro board this month, voted on in March, and go into effect in May if approved.
February 10, 2016
Preliminary Federal Ruling Sides With Beverly Hills Against Metro Subway
Last week, United States District Judge George Wu issued a ruling [PDF] in Beverly Hills' legal battles against Metro's plans to tunnel the Purple Line subway beneath Beverly Hills High School.
February 9, 2016
More Housing — Especially the Affordable Kind — Is Exactly What the Westside Needs
L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin has begun championing the redevelopment of an obsolete Metro bus yard in his district into something that the westside of L.A. County is desperately short of: affordable housing.
February 8, 2016
Phil Washington Announces Metro’s “Operation Shovel Ready” Initiative
Does Phil Washington know something we don't?
February 2, 2016
What Factors Are Causing Metro’s Declining Ridership? What Next?
In my circles, there has been a lot of discussion swirling around Wednesday's Los Angeles Times article, Billions spent, but fewer people are using public transportation in Southern California, by Laura Nelson and Dan Weikel.
January 29, 2016
VerdeXchange Day One Highlights: Phil Washington, Earl Blumenauer
Day one of this year's VerdeXchange conference is over. By the time you read this, the second and final day is already underway; Tuesday will feature discussions on the Los Angeles River, sustainable buildings, the sharing economy, new mobility models for cities, and much more! The full program schedule is here. Streetsblog L.A. is a media sponsor; follow @StreetsblogLA on Twitter for updates throughout the day.
January 26, 2016
Would You Vote for a Measure R2.1 with No Dedicated Walk/Bike Funding?
Metro has five rail lines under construction today, with new Gold and Expo Lines set to open this year. Metro's recent rail infrastructure expansion was fueled by countywide sales taxes. On top of existing Prop A and Prop C sales taxes, in 2008 voters approved the roughly $40 billion Measure R.
January 22, 2016
Irritating Double Standards In Azusa Gold Line Station Delay Request
Yesterday, Streetsie-nominee Steve Scauzillo broke the news at the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: the city of Azusa, Azusa Pacific University (APU), and Azusa developer Rosedale Land Partners have written to Metro to delay the opening of the APU/Citrus College Station. The APU station is the farthest east of six new Metro Gold Line rail stations set to open on Saturday March 5.
January 13, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Little Tokyo Track Relocation Construction Underway
Last Friday, Metro began its slightly-delayed closure of the Little Tokyo Gold Line Station. The station will be closed for about three months while Gold Line tracks are relocated to make way for Regional Connector subway construction. If this construction goes reasonably well, the on time within-budget Regional Connector will open in 2021.
January 11, 2016
SBLA’s Livable 2016 Year In Preview
Happy new year to all those loyal Streetsblog Los Angeles readers, especially the ones who have donated to keep SBLA strong. It is not too late for the rest of you to donate - click here.
January 5, 2016