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February 2022 Metro Board Meeting Recap: Railyard Overrun, Unarmed Security, and More
Transit policing, B/D Line turnback yard, N. 710 Freeway funding for multi-modal projects, Eastside L Line extension, bike parking, J Line electric buses, and Local Small Business Enterprise Program
March 1, 2022
L.A. Metro Evaluating Phasing Eastside Gold Line Extension to Whittier
The 9-mile Eastside Gold Line light rail extension is expected to cost $6.1-6.5 billion, so construction could be phased, with a shorter initial segment
February 18, 2022
Committee Approves L.A. Metro Station Bike Parking Contract
Metro is upgrading keyed lockers to digital ones, expanding 850 existing station lockers to 1,000 new e-lockers
February 17, 2022
Some Questions About Metro’s Proposed North Hollywood Station Development
NoHo joint development would be great - if it included more affordable housing, less parking, quality bikeway connections, and lots of people walking
February 11, 2022
Metro Approves Rail-to-Rail Walk/Bike Facility
Metro has plans to host a groundbreaking next month - Monday, February 28. The facility is expected to open around 2025.
January 31, 2022
Eyes on the Stations: DTLA Regional Connector Subway Construction
The 1.9-mile Regional Connector light rail subway is 88 percent done, and expected to open at the very end of 2022 or early 2023
January 28, 2022
Metro Operations Update: Operator Pay Raise, Another Motion to Restore Service Later
Metro is currently canceling ten to fifteen percent of bus runs because of staff shortages, so staff recommends temporarily cutting service by ten percent - starting Sunday February 20.
January 26, 2022
LA Metro Board Urges $16.5 Billion Investment in Transit Infrastructure
LA Metro says the budget surplus is a "golden opportunity" to improve important projects in the region's Long Range Transportation Plan
January 3, 2022
Why Do L.A. Agencies Drop Approved Bikeways From Their Projects?
Metro, Caltrans, and L.A. City Public Works Department ignore many opportunities to extend L.A. bikeway facilities into more of a network
December 16, 2021
LA Metro’s Latest 710 Freeway Messaging Sounds All Too Familiar
Stay tuned - probably for another decade - to find out if Metro's latest community messaging is sincere, or just another iteration of the past couple decades of lip service to a community-driven process.
December 10, 2021
