Recent Streetsblog LA posts about light rail

Watch Metro’s Rail and BRT Network Grow in a Fun Unofficial Video

By Joe Linton | May 6, 2020 | No Comments

See Metro's ambitious rail and BRT construction program in an informative new unofficial video. In a couple decades few parts of the county will be left unserved.

Streetsblog editor Joe Linton riding a streetcar in Rome. All photos by Joe Linton (photos of the author by Carrie Lincourt)

Some Urban Observations From My Italy Vacation

By Joe Linton | Jan 24, 2020 | No Comments

Rome, Pisa, Calci, Lucca, Venice and Florence are conducive to car-free travel. High-speed trains are great for travel between cities.

Little Tokyo Regional Connector construction components - via Metro presentation

Metro Plans Nearly Two-Year-Long Little Tokyo Gold Line Bus Bridge For Regional Connector Construction

By Joe Linton | Jan 16, 2020 | No Comments

Metro will demolish the existing Little Tokyo Gold Line Station for a new underground station. Construction means closing 1.2 miles of the Gold Line, running a 22-month bus bridge, expected to start late 2020

Gold Line Authority and Kiewit-Parsons representatives showing their signed notices to proceed with Gold Line construction. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Foothill Gold Line to Pomona Is Officially Under Construction

By Joe Linton | Oct 4, 2019 | 5 Comments

Foothill Gold Line Glendora to Pomona construction gets underway immediately and is anticipated to complete in 2025. Additional funds would extend the line to Montclair.

L.A.'s transit workhorse: the Metro bus. Photo via Wikimedia

Metro Board Approves FY2020 Budget, Locking in Rail Service Cuts

By Joe Linton | May 29, 2019 | No Comments

Metro's $7.2 billion FY2020 budget keeps bus service level, while cutting rail service on Gold, Expo and Blue rail lines.

Crenshaw Blvd street reconstruction underway. Photo via Metro staff report

Metro Announces Crenshaw Line Will Open Mid-2020; Crenshaw/Green Operations Plan Debated

By Joe Linton | Nov 16, 2018 | 5 Comments

Metro CEO announced that the new Crenshaw light rail line will open in mid-2020. Metro is still determining how Crenshaw will operate, and how it will interact with the Green Line.

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