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Metro Board Unanimously Approves Motion to Delay 605/5 Freeway Widening and Instead Study Alternatives
Metro's Board sends a strong rebuke to Metro's Highway Program
October 22, 2020
Editorial: Metro Board Should Press Pause on Gutted Union Station Pedestrian Project
Please give newly seated L.A. City Coucilmember Kevin de León a chance to review and revive Union Station project
October 21, 2020
Kensington Campus Opens in Lancaster Providing Temporary Housing, Permanent Housing, and Jobs for Antelope Valley’s Homeless
"It was built to be as inviting as possible. We wanted to treat people like people." says Mayor Parris.
October 19, 2020
Metro Seeking Applicants to Serve on Public Safety Task Force to Re-envision Transit Policing
Do you have what it takes to reimagine Metro public safety? Apply to volunteer on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee. Applications due November 13.
October 16, 2020
City of Alhambra Hosting Community Feedback Meetings for Park Grant Applications
Alhambra staff are looking to apply for grants to build one new pocket park, a community center, and other upgrades and renovations at five other parks
October 16, 2020
Metro CEO Phil Washington: Downey Freeway Widening Was Already Identified “About Three Decades Ago”
Metro keeps saying 605 and 5 Freeway widenings are in "early stages" but CEO letter says that project was decided decades ago
October 9, 2020
KNBC Covers Metro’s Plan to Widen 605 Freeway and Demolish Homes, While Metro’s The Source Lies About the Project
Metro claimed four-lane project would only add one lane, and that nearly-complete plans are in "early stages"
October 8, 2020
City of Downey Officially Opposes Full Metro 605/5 Freeway Widening Impacting Downey Homes
Downey officially opposes Metro taking 200+ Downey homes, but Mayor Blanca Pacheco caveated that "The City is supportive of the improvements of the I-5 freeway, which will bring transportation, connectivity and economic benefits”
October 7, 2020
Metro Converting Westside Bike-Share System to Smart-Dock
Bike theft and availability of e-bikes are forcing Metro to convert its Westside bikes from smart-bike to smart-dock
October 5, 2020
Metro Plans to Take Out 200+ Downey Homes to Widen 5 and 605 Freeways
Downey resident Alexandria Contreras says Metro's "I-605 Corridor Improvement Project" is "not an improvement, it's destruction, state sanctioned violence.... immoral and unjust."
October 2, 2020