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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
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia Elected to Metro Board; Talks Blue Line, System Policing, More
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia was elected to the Metro Board. He replaces Lakewood Councilmember Diane DuBois representing the Gateway Cities Region.
January 6, 2017
Strategy Center Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Metro Fare Enforcement
The Labor/Community Strategy Center filed a civil rights complaint alleging that Metro has created a discriminatory system of policing that disproportionately impacts black transit riders.
January 5, 2017
Leimert Park Village Hosts Third Design Charrette Saturday
Launched in 2014, the 20/20 Vision Initiative was born out of the desire of area stakeholders to harness both the change and the opportunities expected to accompany the 2020 opening of the Crenshaw/LAX Line and the new Leimert Park station.
January 5, 2017
US DOT Announces $1.6B For Subway To Beverly Hills, Century City
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was in Los Angeles this morning to announce $1.6 billion in federal funds for Metro to complete the second phase extending the Purple Line subway to Century City.
January 4, 2017
