Recent Streetsblog LA posts about rail-to-river

The full Rail-to-River project runs approximately 10 miles across South and Southeast L.A. Segment A, currently under construction, runs along the Slauson corridor before heading southwest at Western and paralleling Hyde Park Boulevard. Segment B will run along the length of Randolph to the river. Source: Metro

Metro Re-Approves Randolph as Rail-to-River Route After Dedicated Bike/Walk Path Plan Had to Be Scuttled

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments

The planned bike/walk infrastructure has been significantly downgraded

Renderings of the future of the Slauson corridor show shade trees, improved lighting, and safer crossings. Source: Metro

Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson; Officials Speak to Its Significance for Corridor

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.

Metro now anticipates starting Rail-to-Rail path construction this May. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Friday Bike Stories Round-Up: Recent Lanes, Metro Bike Share, Rail2Rail

By Joe Linton | Apr 29, 2022 | No Comments

Metro Bike Share funded through mid-2023, Rail-to-Rail path construction now expected in May, and new bikeway on Burbank Boulevard and Second Avenue

Map of the Metro Rail-to-River active transportation path project. The initial phase - Segment A (shown in orange) - will soon be under construction. Plans for Segment B, which will eventually connect the path to the River, are currently being revised.

Metro Approves Rail-to-Rail Walk/Bike Facility, Groundbreaking Expected Next Month

By Joe Linton | Jan 28, 2022 | No Comments

Yesterday, the Metro board approved getting construction underway on a long-anticipated South L.A. multi-use path project and set the groundbreaking for February 28. The Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Project – the initial phase (Segment A, above) of a longer Rail-to-River bike/walk route that will eventually connect South L.A. to the L.A. River – will convert a […]

Representative Karen Bass speaking at today's press event. Behind her are: Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian, L.A. Councilmember Curren Price, Congressmember Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mayor Eric Garcetti, CalSTA Secretary David Kim, L.A. Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. and CA Leaders Praise Federal Infrastructure Funding On the Way

By Joe Linton | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

The $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, "BIL," is investing billions of dollars in transportation projects in L.A. and throughout California.

The LADWP-owned vacant lot at Figueroa and Slauson is slated to become a park. Join the Department of Recreation and Parks and the office of Councilmember Curren Price this Saturday to provide input on the amenities you would like to see there.

Saturday: Help Plan Senator Bill Greene Memorial Park at Figueroa and Slauson

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 27, 2021 | No Comments

The lot at 5800 S. Figueroa has sat vacant since 1959

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