Metro and A Community of Friends, a nonprofit specializing in developing supportive housing, on Thursday broke ground on construction of a new affordable housing development called Lorena Plaza located at [continue reading]
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday morning for a joint development project at the B (Red) Line’s Vermont/Santa Monica Station. Watch video of the event here. The development is being [continue reading]
Dept. of Early Train Testing This past Tuesday we ran a test train on the segment of track between Hindry near LAX & Ivy Street in Inglewood. The train crossed the 405 for the first time! Work continues by our contractor to finish Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. Sign up for updates [continue reading]
In January 2017, Metro received an Unsolicited Proposal from Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) Community Development Corporation for a joint development at the Vermont/Santa Monica Station. After completing a review [continue reading]
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE MEETING Crenshaw Crossing is a transit-oriented development that Metro and Los Angeles County are pursuing. The plan is to build housing, retail and community [continue reading]
A new affordable housing loan program for Los Angeles County begins this month. It was created with $9 million in seed money approved by the Metro Board of Directors last year and will be called the Metro Affordable Transit Connected Housing (MATCH) program. The idea is simple: provide loans to ensure [continue reading]
Metro staff will hold an open house this Saturday in North Hollywood to discuss plans for a joint development on 15.6 acres of agency-owned land adjacent to the Red Line [continue reading]
Interesting new report commissioned by the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority on transit-oriented development (TOD) along the line. Check out the two key pages above. (If you want to print [continue reading]
The Urban Land Institute will be hosting a conference on Tuesday, Oct. 4 in Little Tokyo to discuss transit oriented development in Los Angeles. You’ll be able to hear from Metro’s Chief Planning Officer Therese McMillan and many other professionals about how planning and real estate community should respond to substantial infrastructure investment. [continue reading]
Measure M News: There was considerable press coverage of a court ruling Tuesday that upheld the ballot language of Measure M, Metro’s sales tax ballot measure that goes to voters [continue reading]
