Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Expo Construction Authority

Breaking News: Supremes Will Hear Case in Neighbors for Smart Rail v Expo Construction Authority

By Damien Newton | Aug 8, 2012 | 15 Comments

The California State Supreme Court will hear the case of Neighbors for Smart Rail (NFSR), a coalition of Westside homeowners, community groups and businesses, against Phase II of the Expo Line. NFSR alleges that the environmental documents for the line were improperly compared because it based traffic on future projections instead of the current status […]

Public Utilities Commission Taking Second Look at Expo Phase II Crossings

By Damien Newton | Jul 27, 2012 | 6 Comments

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), a state regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies, is going to take a second look at the environmental documents for Phase II of the Expo Line. Responding to a complaint filed by Neighbors […]

Cheviot Homeowners File Second Suit Against Expo Bikeway

By Damien Newton | May 23, 2012 | 6 Comments

A group of Cheviot Hills residents who’s property abuts the proposed Expo Bikeway on the Westside of Los Angeles have filed suit for the second time in two years alleging that environmental clearances given the bikeway were given in error. Their first lawsuit, filed in June 2010, resulted in the City of Los Angeles and […]

Eyes on the Street: Tell Us How You Really Feel

By Damien Newton | May 17, 2012 | 8 Comments

Talk about mixed messages. In preparation for this morning’s meeting of the Expo Bicycle Advisory Committee for Phase II, Culver City’s representative, Jim Shanman, visited the bike path for Phase I that starts at the La Cienega Station going west. At least he thought it was for the bike path, since apparently the path is […]

Touring The Future Expo Line Phase II Bikeway

By Gary Kavanagh | Apr 27, 2012 | 6 Comments

On Earth Day this past Sunday, the Expo Line Phase II Bicycle Advisory Committee, of which I am a member, was given a tour of the Expo corridor and bikeway proposals with a few of the private consultants and public planners involved in the project. Looking at diagrams is never a sufficient replacement for some […]

Closing Argument: Damien Goodmon Talks Expo Safety at Farmdale Station

By Damien Newton | Apr 25, 2012 | 13 Comments

As part of a collaboration with Intersections, South L.A. I had a chance to speak with Damien Goodmon, the head of the Citizen’s Campaign to Fix the Expo Line. While I jokingly refer to Goodmon as “my evil twin,” a reference to both some people getting us confused and his no-holds barred style of advocacy; […]

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