Inspired by his childhood memories of Southern California’s former transit system, Metro-commissioned artist Mark Steven Greenfield has created a site-specific artwork for the Regional Connector Transit Project that pays homage to the Pacific Electric Railway streetcar. Fondly known as the Red Car, the streetcars [continue reading]
A two-week full street closure of Central Avenue between 1st Street and 2nd Street in Little Tokyo will begin the morning of Saturday, November 7. The closure is required for [continue reading]
Residents and stakeholders are invited to attend a construction update community meeting for the Regional Connector Transit Project that will be held on Wednesday, March 25 in Little Tokyo. The meeting will take place at the Little Tokyo Branch Library from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click here to RSVP. More [continue reading]
Yesterday, Metro Regional Connector construction crews officially demolished the Señor Fish Building at the corner of First and Alameda in Downtown L.A.’s Little Tokyo District to make room for a [continue reading]
The Measure R Independent Oversight Committee this morning approved Metro’s financing plan aimed at securing $160 million in federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) loans for the Regional Connector project. The committee, which is charged with reviewing the cost-effectiveness of financing Measure R projects, determined this type of federal [continue reading]
This morning, Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Member Antonio Villaraigosa, Santa Monica Mayor and Metro Board Member Pam O’Connor, City Coucil Member Jose Huizar and Metro CEO Art Leahy joined other Metro officials and downtown business leaders to announce the start of utility relocation work to prepare for construction of the Regional Connector. [continue reading]
Last Friday, while Metro was celebrating the impending public opening of the Metro Orange Line Extension, the agency received some excellent news from the Federal Transit Administration on the Regional Connector Project. FTA granted the Metro a Record of Decision (ROD) for the $1.37 billion project, officially certifying that the [continue reading]
A project that has long been on the chalkboard but could never gain political or funding traction took a major step forward Thursday when the Metro Board of Directors selected a route for the Regional Connector. Directors, as expected, voted 9 to 0 to select a 1.9-mile fully underground line [continue reading]
