Metro seeks $2.4 billion from SB 1
The state of California is considering the first allocations from SB 1. Metro is not being shy with its requests and is asking for $2.4 billion for a variety of [continue reading]
Preview of March Service Council Meetings
Come join us this month to welcome a new season with Metro’s regional projects and programs. All Service Councils will meet in March and will receive the Regional Performance Report and presentations for their respective regions. Each Council will also select its representative to serve on the NextGen Bus Study [continue reading]
Upcoming public scoping meetings for 105 ExpressLanes project
Studies are beginning for a key Measure M project to convert the HOV lanes to ExpressLanes on the 105 freeway for 15.7 miles between the 405 and the 605 freeways. The studies will be looking at the impact of making that change. The ExpressLanes on the 10 and 110 freeways [continue reading]
Community meetings this month to discuss new northern route options for West Santa Ana Branch Corridor
We posted last month about new northern route options that will be studied for the West Santa Ana Branch project, which will be a light rail line between Artesia and [continue reading]
710 project OKd but widening deferred
pdf here Alternative 5C was approved by the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday as the ‘locally preferred alternative’ for the I-710 Corridor Project along with motions (see below) that [continue reading]
Fresh pics: update on the Crenshaw/LAX Line during Green Line closure
Photos: Metro, more available here We’re one month into the Green Line closure and crews are making steady progress. Work on connecting the Crenshaw/LAX Line to the existing Green Line is nearing [continue reading]
Agenda for Thursday’s Metro Board meeting, which will include 710 project alternative
The Metro Board of Directors meeting is Thursday at 9 a.m. at Metro HQ adjacent to Union Station. As always, the meeting is open to the public. If you can’t make it, you can listen online. The big ticket item tomorrow: the Board will be considering adoption of the “locally [continue reading]
Business Interruption Fund spotlight: Little Tokyo Cosmetics
Little Tokyo Cosmetics is located in the Little Tokyo area of the Regional Connector at the entrance to the historic Japanese Village Plaza on 2nd Street. It was established in 1991 [continue reading]
Video: pouring the concrete at Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station
In early morning hours of a cool winter morning, 20 concrete mixer trucks have arrived at the future Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station in downtown Los Angeles. It was the [continue reading]
Purple Line phase 2 groundbreaking!
Metro joined local, state and federal officials today to break ground on Section 2 of the Metro Purple Line Extension Project that will add 2.6-miles of new subway service to [continue reading]