Downtown L.A. 7th Street Subway Station Opens New Tunnel to The Bloc
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Metro opens its first rail exit into a private development, downtown L.A.'s redeveloped "The Bloc" mall.
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Ethan Elkind’s Railtown – How Planning, Engineering and Mostly Politics Shape L.A. Rail
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The UC Berkeley Faculty Club meeting room was packed on Tuesday evening with people who came to hear Ethan Elkind talk about his book, Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City. Elkind, who holds a joint appointment as Climate Policy Associate at the UCLA and UC Berkeley […]
Utility Relocation Costs Not a Death Sentence for Downtown LA Circulator
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A funny thing happened on the way to a downtown Los Angeles streetcar. According to the Los Angeles Times, the initial cost estimate of $125M excluded the costs of utility relocation, which could total $166M in additional costs, and $295M in operating costs over 30 years. That’s quite a bit compared to the $62.5M voters […]
Downtowners Give Overwhelming Approval to Downtown Streetcar Funding
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The Downtown L.A. Streetcar is one step closer to reality…one giant step. Last night, the Los Angeles City Clerk announced that the a measure to fund $62.5 million of the $125 million project was passed by Downtown voters with over 70% in support. As with Measure J, the initiative needed a two-thirds vote to pass. […]
L.A. Moves Closer to Bringing Streetcars Back. You Can Help Tomorrow Night
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Tomorrow night, the L.A. Streetcar team and Metro will hold a public meeting to discuss what options will be studied for a new streetcar system for Downtown Los Angeles. There are seven options on the table, all of them serve a different need, and all of them will bring something new, or rather something old, […]