The “710 conversations” public meetings have moved to their second phase, a discussion about “Protecting Communities Through An Environmental Process-CEQA/NEPA.” Another meeting on that topic is Tuesday night, March 8, at Glendale Community College from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. If you can’t make it, the meeting will be webcast [continue reading]
The team of Metro staffers working on the 710 gap closure study held a briefing with members of the media this morning and stories are expected to be published in several newspapers. As we posted on Monday, a round of 18 community meetings begins on Feb. 15 to discuss the [continue reading]
Among the actions taken so far today by the Metro Board of Directors at their meeting: •(Item 6) The Board approved a $28-million increase to the budget for the first phase of the Expo Line from downtown L.A. to Culver City, bringing it to $928 million. Staff report •(Item 3) [continue reading]
Attentive Source readers will recall that the Board of Directors of Metro last month were set to consider a motion by Directors John Fasana and Gloria Molina to launch a new round of studies to consider how to improve traffic in the area around the gap of the 710 freeway [continue reading]
The monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors is underway in downtown Los Angeles. But it appears that there won’t be debate today on Item 55, a recommendation by Metro staff to launch a new round of studies on how to improve traffic in the area surrounding the 710 [continue reading]
The Board of Directors of Metro meet on Thursday and will consider opening a new set of studies on how to improve traffic on the 710 gap between Alhambra and Pasadena and whether the agency should support Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative to secure federal funds to fast-track [continue reading]
Here are today’s transpo headlines, courtesy of the Metro library. The Pasadena Star-News reports that a lawsuit filed by South Pasadena and La Canada against Metro was recently thrown out. The issue was the 710, with both cities saying that it was wrong for Metro to include the 710 gap [continue reading]
