It’s been just over two years since Metro debuted its Unsolicited Proposal Policy. In that time, the policy has exceeded expectations, in the number of proposals generated (113 to date; 16 for megaprojects), the ability of Metro to advance those ideas to implementation (more than a dozen) and the quality [continue reading]
Metro’s project to build a light rail line between Artesia and downtown Los Angeles — formally known as the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor — is in the planning [continue reading]
Construction of the Regional Connector has reached the halfway mark, and crews can now start building the connection to the 7th St/Metro Center station in downtown L.A.’s Financial District. Beginning Saturday, [continue reading]
Above is some fresh video of excavation work in the future Wilshire/Fairfax Station on the first section of the Purple Line Extension that runs for 3.9 miles between Wilshire/Western and [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors in May approved the Phase 3 Expansion of Metro Bike Share, to the Westside Los Angeles communities of Palms, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Play del [continue reading]
pdf here, with links to individual items. Here’s the webstream and the recap. Among the actions taken, the Board of Directors: •Adopted light rail as the “locally preferred alternative” for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project. In English, that means the Board will consider giving their stamp of [continue reading]
Metro began restoration work this month on the section of Crenshaw Boulevard where the Crenshaw/LAX Line is running underground — between the Expo Line and Vernon Avenue. Metro’s Joe Lemon [continue reading]
A 9.2-mile light rail line between the Orange Line’s Van Nuys Station and the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station was approved by the Metro Board of Directors today as the “preferred [continue reading]
Traps Clothing is located along the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project corridor on the second floor of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. Owner Ahn Ji Pack established Traps Clothing in 2002 with [continue reading]
An open house to discuss several projects involving the Orange Line was held last week in North Hollywood. Here’s the pdf and above is a video of the meeting. You can also watch a version in Spanish. Among those is the Orange Line Improvements Project, which seeks to speed up buses, [continue reading]
