The Metro Board of Directors voted Thursday to add an underground station in the heart of Leimert Park Village as part of the Crenshaw/LAX light rail line — but on one big condition. The station would only be built if funds, estimated at about $131 million, can be secured. The [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors approved a 7.7-mile route for the Wilshire peak hour bus lane project. The approval came as part of voting to adopt the final environmental impact report for the project and followed the Metro staff recommendation for the project. The vote was 10 to 0 11 [continue reading]
As of 1 p.m., here’s where we are: •The Board voted 10 to 3 to build the light rail line at street level between 48th and 59th streets in Park Mesa Heights. The motion by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas requested it be built underground. The votes to build underground were from [continue reading]
More than an hour of public testimony was taken over Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas’ motion to add a Leimert Park Village station and underground segment through the Park Mesa Heights neighborhood to the Crenshaw/LAX Line. The Board of Directors are now discussing the item. They also approved a motion by [continue reading]
The Board of Directors meeting began a few minutes ago and the first item to be considered is Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas’ motion to add a Leimert Park Village station to the Crenshaw/LAX Line as well as an underground segment between 48th and 59th streets. We’ll have coverage of the meeting [continue reading]
Note to readers: Due to some ongoing tech issues, we lost a couple of posts originally published on The Source this afternoon. We also lost the accompanying comments, which I haven’t been able to recover — my apologies. We did have a backup of the post, however. We recently invited [continue reading]
Included in last week’s official Nextrip launch was an informational video that included a sneak peak at some eye catching new bus stop signage This new signage – the first part of a larger initiative to update all bus stop signs – brings Nextrip information to each and every bus [continue reading]
There’s a lot on the agenda for the monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors, the politicians and appointees who get final say on Metro policy. A few highlights from the agenda: •(Item 1) The Board is also set to consider adding a Leimert Park Village station to the [continue reading]
This short video of an Expo Line train at the La Brea aerial station popped up on YouTube yesterday. Enjoy!
One of the big Measure R projects moving toward construction is the Crenshaw/LAX Line, a light rail project that will run from the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards south through Inglewood to a connection with the Green Line near Los Angeles International Airport. In April, County Supervisor and Metro [continue reading]
