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Patsaouras Plaza Busway Station: How It Is Today and How It Got There
Over time, the "Ramirez Flyover" morphed into to the newly-opened busway station. Meanwhile complications and delays caused the long delayed project's budget to swell from $17M to $51M
November 30, 2020
Metro’s Union Station Patsaouras Plaza Busway Station is Open
Metro's new busway station makes more convenient connections for bus riders transferring at Union Station.
November 2, 2020
Little Tokyo Station Is Closed; New Bike-Share Helps Bridge Two-Year Gap
With a two-year closure of the Gold Line through Little Tokyo, riders can take Metro's shuttle bus, or utilize convenient new Metro Bike Share docks.
October 26, 2020
Editorial: Metro Board Should Press Pause on Gutted Union Station Pedestrian Project
Please give newly seated L.A. City Coucilmember Kevin de León a chance to review and revive Union Station project
October 21, 2020
LinkUS Union Station Run-Through Tracks Project Looks to Keep Utility, Reduce Costs
Eliminating new concourse and loop track would shave nearly a billion dollars from L.A.'s needed Union Station re-vamp
June 7, 2019
Possible West Santa Ana Branch Win-Win: Heavy Rail Connection to Union Station
Running heavy rail on the West Santa Ana Branch could be cheaper, faster, higher-capacity - and a win-win for communities the line will serve.
May 3, 2018
Which Southern California Projects Will Get CA Transpo Funding Announced Yesterday
Southern California projects will receive plenty of state transportation funding. Metro projects include the Gold Line, Airport connection, West Santa Ana Branch, Green Line, Van Nuys Line, and more.
April 27, 2018
L.A. Union Station Needs A Concourse That Puts Passengers First
That flashy above grade concourse is not such a great idea.
August 4, 2017
New Concept Considered For Union Station Re-Vamp: Above-Grade Concourse
The estimated $2.75 billion LinkUS project is planned to convert Union Station from a stub-end station to a run-through station. Run-through tracks would decrease delays, increase capacity, and get Union Station ready for future West Santa Ana Branch light rail and California high-speed rail. LinkUS would significantly expand today's current underground concourse hallway that riders use to access the Gold Line, Metrolink, and Amtrak.
July 19, 2017
Metro Board To Vote On “Link US” Union Station Run-Through Tracks
Tomorrow, the Metro board will be voting on a recommended alternative for future run-through tracks at Union Station. (Update: on 2/23 the Metro board voted to postpone/continue the item.) The new loop tracks would extend Union Station's existing stub-end tracks. The project will include tracks running on a new wide 101 Freeway bridge just east of the existing Gold Line bridge. The new L-shaped bridge will connect trains to existing tracks along the L.A. River.
February 22, 2017
