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As Election Nears, Embattled Sheriff Announces Plan to Expel 5700 Unhoused from Metro System, Acts Like April Ultimatum Never Happened
Step #1 of the "multi-layered" plan to remove unhoused people from trains and platforms is removing unhoused people from trains and platforms.
June 2, 2022
Victory for Community Resistance: L.A. Cancels Long-Planned $6 Billion Lower 710 Freeway Widening
L.A. Metro approved the 'No Build' alternative for planned 710 freeway widening through predominantly Black and brown communities. The action is unprecedented for Southern California.
May 26, 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 Leadership Making It an Annual Tradition to Lie about Freeway Expansion Budget
Metro Planning Chief de la Loza: "[Metro Highway Program FY23 budget] predominant projects are focused on... completing gaps between the HOV system, safety improvements... they're not focused at all on just providing road widening."
May 20, 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
L.A. Mayoral Candidates on Transportation
Candidates Bass, Buscaino, Caruso, de de León, Feuer, Greiwe, Viola, and Wilson in their own words
May 13, 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
Metro/Caltrans 605/5 Freeway Expansion Approval is a Year Off
Metro is planning community outreach and a less harmful 605CIP alternative to be incorporated into a new EIR/EIS document to be released about a year from now
April 26, 2022
Councilmember Blumenfield Opens New L.A. River Headwaters Bike/Walk Path
The new 1.3 mile long segment - from Owensmouth Avenue to Mason Avenue - expands the existing West Valley river path to just over three miles
April 21, 2022
Preview of Metro’s Nearly Completed Regional Connector Subway
New downtown L.A. subway due to open in late 2022
April 18, 2022
