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Metro Moves Forward on Harbor Subdivision, Crenshaw Corridor, Hybrid Alternative for Route 2 Terminus and Gating for the Eastside Extension
Earlier today the Metro Board of Directors unanimously approved the light rail alternative for the Crenshaw Corridor and agreed to study making the light rail run underground for a dozen blocks between 48th and 59th street over the plans of the Metro staff. According to a press release, "The light rail alternative will be 8.5 miles in length from the Metro Green Line Aviation Station to the Expo Line, now under construction, at Crenshaw and Exposition boulevards, with a travel time estimated at 20 minutes. There will be seven new stations plus an option for one more. The final Environment Impact Study/Environment Impact Report could be ready by the end of 2010, with the line scheduled to open in 2018."
December 10, 2009
Mixed Reviews on Crenshaw Corridor LRT Plan from Community Leaders
In what can only be considered a win for County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas the Metro staff is now recommending that light rail, not Bus Rapid Transit, be brought to the Crenshaw Corridor. Ridley-Thomas has been active behind the scenes and in front of the microphone pushing for adequate funding for light rail for his district.
November 10, 2009
Ride Report: The Crenshaw Crush
Sunday's Crenshaw Crush drew cyclists from all over the city to Leimert Park, home of the Drum Circle, for a bike ride that introduced riders to the history, the culture, the politics and the people of the Crenshaw District.
September 29, 2009
What Should Be Done with the Crenshaw Corridor
I'm going to be honest with you for a moment. I haven't been paying attention to the Crenshaw Corridor Transit Study in South L.A. Maybe it's that a preferred mode hasn't been selected yet. Maybe it's that more controversial projects have grabbed my attention. Maybe it's that it's mysterious. Regardless all of that is going to change soon.
August 27, 2009
BRU: How About a Stimulus for Bus Riders?
This morning, the Bus Rider's Union, including members from South and East L.A., and civic leaders from Koreatown gathered to ask the MTA to support the
BRU's Clean Air and Economic Justice Plan. Their plan calls for increased funding and expansion of Metro's bus fleet and a rollback fo the 2007 fare hike by using Measure R and federal stimulus dollars over time. They also pointed out that while Metro staff had released a report earlier in the week that called for some short-term improvements, there was also language in the report that called for fare hikes in the next couple of years and long-term cuts in bus service as different rail projects come online.
March 19, 2009
Bike Summit Panel: Safety in the Inner City
(editor's note: I'm told to expect more of these videos from the Bike Summit and as they are finnished, I'll post them here at Streetsblog.)
March 13, 2009
Before Next Week’s CPUC Hearings, a New Player Enters Expo Debate
The Expo Construction Authority must really be feeling the heat these days.
August 28, 2008