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Metro to Approve Early Phase of Union Station Run-Through Tracks Construction
The Metro board is expected to approve the terms of the $423 million CA High-Speed Rail Authority funding, as well as approving a $298 million "Partial Preconstruction Phase" Union Station run-through tracks project budget.
May 25, 2022
Eyes on the Street: New East L.A. Rainwater Infiltration Medians
The East Los Angeles Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project construction is done, and the native landscape is in full bloom
May 24, 2022
L.A. Metro Leadership’s Annual Tradition to Lie about Freeway Expansion Budget
Metro Planning Chief de la Loza: "[Metro Highway Program FY23 budget] predominant projects are focused on... completing gaps between the HOV system, safety improvements... they're not focused at all on just providing road widening."
May 23, 2022
Walk Against the Machine – Monterey Park Activists Oppose Traffic Lane Expansion
A plan to take away parking lanes on Monterey Park’s iconic Garvey Avenue hasn’t been getting very far. Could it be reshaped into a multi-modal project?
May 19, 2022
Metro Committee Expected to Vote to Not Build Lower 710 Freeway Widening Project
Metro and Caltrans plan to formally reset their 710 Freeway corridor plans by approving the 'No Build' alternative, as the new Locally Preferred Alternative for their 710 Environmental Document, reversing a 2018 approval of a freeway widening alternative.
May 18, 2022
SGV Connect 93 – Bike Month with Senator Portantino and ActiveSGV
Chris Greenspon officially joins the podcast team and interviews Sen. Portantino while Damien checks in with Active SGV.
May 18, 2022
Metro FY23 Budget: Those Freeways Metro Plans to Widen
Last year, Metro increased its annual freeway expansion budget by a whopping 80 percent. This year, the agency has proposed an 33.5 percent increase on top of last year's. Here's a list of Metro big widening projects.
May 16, 2022
L.A. Mayoral Candidates on Transportation
Candidates Bass, Buscaino, Caruso, de de León, Feuer, Greiwe, Viola, and Wilson in their own words
May 13, 2022
Overview of L.A. Metro’s Proposed Budget
Metro's $8.8 billion FY22-23 budget includes transit service hours returning to pre-COVID levels, but so did the FY21-22 budget. Metro is also increasing annual funding for freeway expansion, while decreasing annual funding for transit expansion.
May 12, 2022
El Monte’s Zamora Park to Get Major Makeover
El Monte's Zamora Park will receive numerous updates through a partnership between the city, First 5 L.A., and other community groups
May 6, 2022
