UPDATE: The court hearing has been moved to Friday, July 19, at 8:30 a.m. There are currently three state and three federal lawsuits being pursued against Metro challenging the environmental studies for the Regional Connector project, the 1.9-mile underground light rail line that will tie together the Blue Line, Expo [continue reading]
EXPO LINE OPENING: First and foremost, a hearty congratulations to Los Angeles County taxpayers who mostly footed the bill for the $932-million first phase of the Expo Line. I thought the best part of this past weekend was watching those who paid for the rail line finally get a [continue reading]
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors today certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) for the $1.37- billion Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project that will connect three light rail lines through downtown Los Angeles and greatly improve connectivity for the entire L.A. County transportation network. [continue reading]
After nearly five years of planning and scores of public meetings, the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday certified the Westside Subway Extension’s Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (FEIS/R), the legally-required study that considers the many options, impacts and mitigations for the project. In addition, the Metro Board approved the route [continue reading]
The monthly meeting of the full Metro Board of Directors is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Metro headquarters adjacent to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. The meeting, as usual, is open to the public. Please note the time change — meetings usually begin at 9 a.m. The two [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Beverly Hills City Council action may delay Metro vote on [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors Planning Committee today recommended that the full Board next week certify the Final Environmental Imapct Statement/Report for the Westside Subway Extension, a key Measure R-funded project. The vote was 3 to 1 with Board Members Diane DuBois, Richard Katz and Zev Yaroslavsky voting for and [continue reading]
Metro has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Statement Report for the Westside Subway Extension. Please join us at Community Open House meetings to learn about the findings of the Final EIS/EIR. Metro will provide important information from the Final EIS/EIR, including recommended alignment and station locations, graphics [continue reading]
The Board of Directors just voted to continue their consideration of the Regional Connector’s Final Environmental Impact/Statement to their April meeting. Metro staff told the Board that discussions are continuing with downtown Los Angeles residents and business interests concerned about construction techniques and impacts along Flower Street. One possibilty, said [continue reading]
Metro’s Regional Connector planning staff just sent this email to interested parties: Regional Connector on Metro Board of Director’s Agenda The Regional Connector Transit Corridor Study Final EIS/EIR is included as Item #56 on the Metro Board of Director’s March 22, 2012 agenda. This meeting is scheduled to begin Thursday [continue reading]
