Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Union Station

$300M in state transit capital funding means that the Foothill Gold Line phase 2B project is now fully-funded. Photo by construction authority

Which Southern California Projects Will Get CA Transpo Funding Announced Yesterday

By Joe Linton | Apr 27, 2018 | 5 Comments

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.

Does the new upgraded Union Station really need to depend on lots of elevators? Capture from Metro LinkUS above grade concourse video

L.A. Union Station Needs A Concourse That Puts Passengers First

By Joe Linton | Aug 4, 2017 | 9 Comments

That flashy above grade concourse is not such a great idea.

Metro will study an above-grade concourse as part of its LinkUS project. Image via Metro

New Concept Considered For Union Station Re-Vamp: Above-Grade Concourse

By Joe Linton | Jul 19, 2017 | 10 Comments

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 […]

Preliminary rendering of future double-deck light rail tracks at Union Station, with the Gold Line below the future West Santa Ana Branch rail. Image via Metro staff presentation

Metro Board To Vote On “Link US” Union Station Run-Through Tracks

By Joe Linton | Feb 22, 2017 | 23 Comments

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 […]

Rendering of Union Station bike hub - via Metro

Metro Committees Approve Union Station Bike Hub Budget

By Joe Linton | Feb 15, 2017 | 2 Comments

Metro's Finance Committee approved an expanded budget for the Union Station Metro Bike Hub, anticipated to open in Fall 2017

Union Station Forecourt and Esplanade Improvements will reconfigure space to make the station more pedestrian oriented

Metro To Pedestrianize Front Of Union Station, Seeking Input

By Joe Linton | Jan 27, 2017 | 5 Comments

Metro is planning to pedestrianize the front of Union Station, including narrowing streets and creating pedestrian plazas and walkways.

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