Hilda Solis
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SGV Connect 94 – Accessible Bike Facilities and the Future Puente Hills Park
Damien talks with disability advocate Megan Lynch. Chris interviews Supervisor Hilda Solis.
June 6, 2022
Eyes on the Street: New East L.A. Rainwater Infiltration Medians
The East Los Angeles Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project construction is done, and the native landscape is in full bloom
May 23, 2022
Metro Committee Expected to Vote to Not Build Lower 710 Freeway Widening Project
Metro and Caltrans plan to formally reset their 710 Freeway corridor plans by approving the 'No Build' alternative, as the new Locally Preferred Alternative for their 710 Environmental Document, reversing a 2018 approval of a freeway widening alternative.
May 17, 2022
Affordable Housing Breaks Ground above Santa Monica/Vermont Metro Station
Little Tokyo Service Center's Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments will be 187-units, 100 percent affordable, with half low-income units and half permanent supportive housing for unhoused Angelenos - plus ground floor retail
May 4, 2022
Preview of Metro’s Nearly Completed Regional Connector Subway
New downtown L.A. subway due to open in late 2022
April 18, 2022
February 2022 Metro Board Meeting Recap: Railyard Overrun, Unarmed Security, and More
Transit policing, B/D Line turnback yard, N. 710 Freeway funding for multi-modal projects, Eastside L Line extension, bike parking, J Line electric buses, and Local Small Business Enterprise Program
February 25, 2022
Metro Evaluating Phasing Eastside Gold Line Extension to Whittier
The 9-mile Eastside Gold Line light rail extension is expected to cost $6.1-6.5 billion, so construction could be phased, with a shorter initial segment
February 17, 2022
Metro Operations Update: Operator Pay Raise, Another Motion to Restore Service Later
Metro is currently canceling 10-15 of bus runs, so staff recommends temporarily cutting service by ten percent - starting Sunday February 20.
January 25, 2022
Looking Back at Some Stories that Shaped 2021
COVID, new Metro leadership, resistance to freeway widening, new bus lanes, unsuccessful recall campaigns, and police accountability
December 29, 2021
Metro Starts Construction on Little Tokyo/Arts District Eastside Access Improvements
The $29.7 million Eastside Access Improvements project provides first/last mile connections to the new Metro Regional Connector subway, expected to open to the public in mid-2022
October 22, 2021
