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October Metro Committee Meeting Updates: Bus Service, TOC, Measure R2
The Metro Board of Directors held its monthly committee meetings this week, in advance of next Thursday's board meeting. Below are a handful of news bits gleaned from this week's committee meetings. Final decisions still need to be approved by the full board next week.
October 16, 2015
Metro Board Passes Ridley-Thomas Motions: Loan Fund, College Student Pass
At this morning's Metro Board of Directors meeting, County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas shepherded the passage of two worthwhile motions that advance local livability. The motions are detailed below:
September 24, 2015
Metro Saddles NoHo Station Redevelopment With $48M Parking Expansion
In a recent post at The Source, Metro announced a new call for joint development at four large parcels of land at and adjacent to its North Hollywood Red and Orange Line Stations. Curbed L.A. reports that the NoHo parcels could include an estimated 750 to 1,500 units of housing, up to 12 stories tall. Hopefully, plenty of that housing will be affordable, based on Metro's recently adopted joint development policies.
September 11, 2015
Can High-Density Housing Solve Our Regional Housing Crisis? The Answer: It’s Complicated
Southern California Public Radio affiliate KPCC, in partnership with the Milken Institute, assembled a panel of experts Wednesday night to answer the question: can high-density housing solve the housing crisis currently facing L.A. County and California?
August 28, 2015
Metro Board July Updates: Joint Development, Bike-Share, and More
Today's monthly Metro Board of Directors meeting saw the chair transition from L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. Incoming Chair Ridley-Thomas expounded on his priorities for the current fiscal year. The July board meeting did not feature any major controversies, but there are a number of items likely to be of interest to SBLA readers.
July 23, 2015
Proposed Metro Joint Development Policy Updates A Step In Right Direction
Today, the Metro Board of Directors' Executive Management Committee approved changes to the way the agency partners for development on Metro-owned land.
July 16, 2015
Interview with L.A. THRIVES “We’re Committed To Equitable TOD”
There's a relatively-new player on the scene in pressing for preserving and building affordable housing along Southern California transit lines: L.A. THRIVES. It's a coalition effort, comprised of organizations and individuals with great track records on making L.A. healthier and more livable. Our interview was conducted over email in late April.
May 6, 2015
Metro Takes Another Step Forward in Effort to Build and Preserve Affordable Housing at Transit Hubs
In case you haven't heard, we're in a bit of an affordable housing crunch.
April 2, 2015
Finally Given a Platform, Boyle Heights Speaks Out on Metro’s Mariachi Plaza and Affordable Housing Plans
Accused of smirking her way through Metro's heated community meeting on the fate of Metro-owned properties in Boyle Heights by an agitated attendee, a clearly flustered Jenna Hornstock (Metro's Deputy Executive Officer of Countywide Planning) had had enough.
January 23, 2015
Editorial: Four Ways To Encourage Transit-Friendly Affordable Housing
I've been thinking about Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's recent motion to help Metro partner on joint development of affordable housing near stations. Also, Garcetti-ally L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell expressed support for reducing parking requirements in new affordable housing developments along transit corridors, to "help lower construction costs and therefore rents."
December 10, 2014