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Updates from the February 2021 Metro Board Meeting
Transit policing budget, restoring transit service, fareless transit initiative, Sepulveda Transit Corridor, 5 Freeway cost overruns, and Boyle Heights joint development
February 26, 2021
Councilmember Krekorian Cancels Magnolia Boulevard Widening
City will only proceed with project's safety and rainwater components
November 18, 2020
Metro North Hollywood-to-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Meetings Tonight and Saturday
For the contentious stretch through Eagle Rock, Metro's alternatives are inadequate
November 12, 2020
Reseda Boulevard Is Getting a Three-Mile Safety Upgrade
In Reseda and Northridge, Reseda Boulevard improvements will include new trees, bus boarding islands, bioswales, lighting, repaired sidewalks, resurfaced street, and a continuous protected bike lane
October 1, 2020
North 5 Freeway Widening Project Cost Overrun is Even More Than Metro Reported in Early September
September Metro report said Burbank freeway project was $50M over budget, but a May Caltrans letter said $73.2M - and with no construction end in sight, the final total could be even higher
September 30, 2020
Over Budget, Five Years Late, I-5 Widening Sparks Metro-Caltrans Debate on Who Pays Cost Overruns
The three- to four-year-long 5 Freeway widening project through Burbank is now expected to take eight years of construction
September 18, 2020
Why Won’t Metro Promote Its New Electric Buses?
Announcing a Streetsblog contest: submit your designs for how Metro should promote its exciting new electric bus fleet
September 9, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Sad Sharrows In NoHo
Sharrows are a weak treatment nearly anywhere, but this one is especially ill-considered
July 24, 2020
Watch LADOT Video Explainers for Street Improvement Projects in Westlake and North Valley
Mission Mile plans Sepulveda Boulevard bike/walk/transit improvements in Mission Hills. Under construction Esperanza Elementary Safe Routes to School improvements will support safe walking trips in Westlake.
July 21, 2020
G Line Bus Electrification Now Expected by End of 2020
The six-month G Line delay, among other developments, does not bode well for broader Metro bus fleet electrification, scheduled to be completed by 2030
July 17, 2020
