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#DamienTalksSGV 5 – Gold Line Opening and Women on Wheels
Today, #DamienTalks to Habib Balian, the CEO of the Gold Line Foothills Construction Authority and Amy Wong with Women on Wheels a project of Bike SGV.
March 4, 2016
Expo Line Phase 2 Opening Announced for May 20
Passengers will be able to ride a train to Santa Monica for the first time in more than half a century starting on Friday May 20, Metro officials announced today.
February 25, 2016
110 Freeway Off-Ramp Project Threatens Historic Church, MyFigueroa
Tonight, Caltrans is hosting a meeting to gather input on a new freeway off-ramp that would funnel 110 Freeway traffic onto Figueroa Street just south of downtown Los Angeles. The meeting takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Orthopedic Institute for Children, 403 West Adams Boulevard in South Los Angeles.
February 23, 2016
Four Updates from this Week’s Metro Board Committee Meetings
There were fewer Metro Board of Directors committee meetings than usual this month, with both finance and construction committee meetings canceled, but there were nonetheless some developments that Streetsblog readers may be interested in. More to come on many of these at next week's full Board meeting on Thursday, February 25.
February 18, 2016
Gold Line Foothill Extension Preview Ride from Pasadena to Azusa
Today, Metro hosted its first press preview for journalists to ride the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension. The 12-mile project includes 6 new stations. It will open on March 5th.
February 17, 2016
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