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Metro Announces 605 Freeway Widening Project Will Not Demolish Homes

Metro Senior Director Isidro Pánuco announced that the 605 Corridor Improvement Project will have no residential displacements as it will be kept within existing Caltrans right-of-way

July 19, 2023

Metro Postpones 605 Freeway Widening Project Community Meetings

Metro had announced corridor-wide 605 Freeway Corridor Improvement Project meetings would take place June-July 2023, but this week pushed them back to Fall-Winter 2023

July 18, 2023

Three Thoughts on the Under Construction La Brea Bus Lanes

What's great about La Brea and other bus-only lanes is that they are cheap and quick - but could they be even cheaper and quicker?

July 14, 2023

Association of Governments Awards Metro $41.7M in Transportation Grants

In other parts of California, REAP grant funds are building transit-oriented housing, while in L.A. the focus appears to be on reducing (or mostly making plans to reduce) vehicle miles traveled

July 7, 2023

Metro, Caltrans, and SGV Council Break Ground on 57/60 Freeways Widening

Half-billion dollar "final" phase will add one more general purpose lane, plus flyover on- and off-ramps, and wider roads leading to the congested confluence of the 57 and 60 Freeways in the east San Gabriel Valley

July 1, 2023

Metro Already Started Fare Capping, Before Official Start this Saturday

Metro transit riders can now pay as you go for daily ($5) and weekly ($18) transit passes

June 29, 2023

Community Leaders Celebrate Completion of Foothill Gold Line Track Work

Stations, electrical, and other work still underway, but the $1.6 billion 9.1-mile San Gabriel Valley rail line is more than 70 percent finished, and expected to be completed in January 2025

June 28, 2023

Venice Boulevard Bus and Bike Upgrade Project Completed

2.1 miles of new bus lanes, and 2.5 miles of conventional bike lanes upgraded to parking-protected... but also a couple of gaps

June 28, 2023

Metro Board June 2023 Recap: Policing, 405 Widening, C and K Lines, and More

Karen Bass takes the helm, while Metro tees up bringing policing in-house and widening the 405 Freeway. The K Line will soon operate from Expo to Redondo Beach, while the C Line will shrink a bit - running from Norwalk to LAX.

June 23, 2023

Modest Bike Improvements Along Downtown Connector Stations, Though Mostly Missed Opportunities

Metro and City ignored approved bikeway plans - again. Alameda Esplanade and 5th Street bus queue jumper still on the way.

June 22, 2023