Regional Connector
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Metro Posts New Schedules for Regional Connector Service
Metro's new downtown subway connector opens in one week: Friday, June 16
June 9, 2023
Metro Regional Connector Downtown Subway Opens Friday June 16
The wait will soon be over.
May 25, 2023
Metro Cut Late Night Rail Service, Blamed Regional Connector
Metro cut A Line late night service by 47 minutes, E Line by 46 minutes, Eastside L Line by 31 minutes, and Foothill L Line by an hour and 12 minutes
April 11, 2023
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes on Avenue 19 and First Street
New bikeways completed: protected bike lanes on Avenue 19, and buffered eastbound bike lane on 1st Street
December 7, 2022
Metro and L.A. Keep Widening Streets At Transit Stations: Regional Connector Grand Avenue Edition
Metro's Regional Connector subway project is
September 9, 2022
Overview of Metro’s Proposed Fiscal Year 22-23 Budget
Metro's $8.8 billion FY22-23 budget includes transit service hours returning to pre-COVID levels, but so did the FY21-22 budget. Metro is also increasing annual funding for freeway expansion, while decreasing annual funding for transit expansion.
May 10, 2022
Eyes on the Street: New First Street Protected Bike Lane
The new First Street lane extends 0.6-mile from Mission Road to Alameda Street - it's part of Metro's Little Tokyo/Arts District Eastside Access Improvements
April 25, 2022
Preview of Metro’s Nearly Completed Regional Connector Subway
New downtown L.A. subway due to open in late 2022
April 18, 2022
Friday Round-Up: River Bridge Opening [Canceled], Metro Rail, and Ktown Rocks
Metro's Crenshaw/LAX and Regional Connector rail lines could open this year. Metro's DTLA heavy rail yard re-do overshot its budget by $75 million. A new river bridge opens next month. Koreatown anti-camping rocks haven't budged.
February 18, 2022
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Eyes on the Stations: Downtown Regional Connector Subway Construction
The 1.9-mile Regional Connector light rail subway is 88 percent done, and expected to open at the very end of 2022 or early 2023
January 28, 2022
