With a partial opening of the first leg of the Expo Line possible later this year, we thought we’d take another look at progress on its construction. The last time we checked in, it was in the balmy days of August 2010. As you can imagine, there are quite a [continue reading]
A Superior Court judge today ruled tentatively in favor of the Expo Line Construction Authority in a lawsuit brought by some Westside homeowners that challenged the final environmental study for Phase Two of the project. Judge Thomas McKnew ruled that the plaintiffs — the group Neighbors for Smart Rail — [continue reading]
As anyone who lives or works in the area has seen in recent months, the Expo Line between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City is making some serious progress — it’s starting to look like a real rail line. The recent state approval of a new station at Farmdale Avenue [continue reading]
The Los Angeles Times ran a story on Tuesday headlined “Expo Line project costs and delays are ballooning; The rail line from downtown L.A. to Culver City is $220 million over budget and a year behind schedule. Officials hope to open part of the route next year.” As I posted [continue reading]
An interesting development today: Rick Thorpe, Metro’s chief capital management officer, resigned from his position at Metro. Thorpe, however, is staying on as the CEO of the Expo Line Construction Authority. In his Metro job, Thorpe was in charge of overseeing (among other things) the rail projects that Metro is [continue reading]
