Documents Show Metro “Drastically” Increased Planned 605/5 Freeway Widening
Metro is using inappropriate non-urban highway standards resulting in excessive demolition of homes, apartments, schools, parks
October 30, 2020
Eyes on the Street: New Arches on the Sixth Street Bridge
The 40 percent over-budget Sixth Street Viaduct is now expected to open in 2022.
October 28, 2020
Little Tokyo Metro Station Closed; Bike-Share Helps Bridge Two-Year Gap
With a two-year closure of the Gold Line through Little Tokyo, riders can take Metro's shuttle bus, or utilize convenient new Metro Bike Share docks.
October 27, 2020
L.A. Metro Board Unanimously Approves Motion to Delay 605/5 Freeway Widening and Instead Study Alternatives
Metro's Board sends a strong rebuke to Metro's Highway Program
October 23, 2020
Editorial: Metro Board Should Press Pause on Gutted Union Station Pedestrian Project
Please give newly seated L.A. City Coucilmember Kevin de León a chance to review and revive Union Station project
October 22, 2020
What Questions Do You Want to Ask Supervisor Sheila Kuehl at Saturday’s Streetsie Event?
From 4-5 p.m. this Saturday October 24 Streetsblog will host an Ask Me Anything interview with the one and only Sheila Kuehl
October 21, 2020
Metro Board Looks to Rein in 605 and 5 Freeway Widening Home Demolitions
The motion directs staff to come up with less destructive alternatives, to reconsider the need for the project, and to do more outreach
October 19, 2020
Metro Committee Approves Regional Connector Service Plan
There were no surprises; the new downtown L.A. light rail subway will combine three existing Metro lines to form two longer lines, which will run north-south and east-west.
October 16, 2020
Metro CEO Phil Washington: Downey Freeway Widening Was Already Identified “About Three Decades Ago”
Metro keeps saying 605 and 5 Freeway widenings are in "early stages" but CEO letter says that project was decided decades ago
October 14, 2020
KNBC Covers Metro’s Plan to Widen 605 Freeway and Demolish Homes, While Metro’s The Source Lies About the Project
Metro claimed four-lane project would only add one lane, and that nearly-complete plans are in "early stages"
October 9, 2020
