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Project Planned for Lots at Expo/Crenshaw Takes Another Step Forward
Last Thurday, the Metro Board of Directors approved a 14-month Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with developer WIP-A, LLC, (a subsidiary of Watt Companies), allowing the project planned for the Metro- and County-owned lots at the Expo/Crenshaw station to take the next step forward.
September 29, 2018
Planned Metro Green Line Extension to Torrance Faces Opposition from Lawndale
The city of Lawndale is fighting Metro's voter-approved Green Line extension to Torrance
September 28, 2018
Metro PSAs Target Vendors, Make Other Missteps in Effort to Teach Transit Etiquette
“Wait, did they just deport the vendor?”
September 26, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Pico’s New Purple Curb Extensions
Locals are working with Mayor Garcetti and Council President Wesson to plan and implement safety, beautification, and walkability improvements on Pico between Fairfax and Cochran
September 26, 2018
Temple Street Slow Jams Celebrate Improvements, Though No Road Diet
Community members held Slow Jams to bring attention to safety improvements coming to a particularly deadly stretch of Temple St.
September 25, 2018
September Metro Committee Updates: Bike-Share, Bike Parking, Green Line, Open Streets, and Line Naming
This month's Metro board committee meetings discussed and decided several items of interest to Streetsblog readers. Below are updates on several committee items discussed and decided last week. All of these committee approvals are pending board approval at the full board meeting this Thursday.
September 24, 2018
Metro Receives Key Federal Approval for Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3
The federal government finally OK-ed L.A. Metro to proceed with construction of the $1.3B Westside Purple Line extension section 3.
September 20, 2018
MyFigueroa Is Undermined By Scofflaw Drivers Parking and Turning Illegally
Scofflaw drivers are making MyFigueroa less safe for bicycling and walking.
September 18, 2018
E-Lockers Can Help Curb Bike Theft at Metro Stations
Few lockers and plenty of bike theft along the Expo Line. E-lockers could help make first/last mile bicycling a more reliable option.
September 17, 2018
Rowena Avenue Report: Ryu Motion, NC Meeting Tonight, Crash Nearby Last Night
Though the Rowena Avenue road diet reconfiguration has improved safety, critics are pushing to have it undone on the grounds of nearby cut-through traffic.
September 5, 2018
