Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Expo Construction Authority

Is It Finally Over?: Court Denies Appeal of Expo Phase II Environmental Documents (Updated, 3:00)

By Damien Newton | Apr 17, 2012 | 2 Comments

As excitement builds over the soon-to-be opening of Phase I of the Expo Line, it appears the legal challenges to Phase II may be at an end. Earlier today, the State of California Court of Appeals Second Appellate Division Eight formally rejected the appeal of an earlier decision that the Expo Construction Authority followed state […]

Activists the Key in the 25 Year Journey Leading to the Expo Opening

By Dana Gabbard | Apr 12, 2012 | 6 Comments

Oct. 24, 1990. That is the date when the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, one of the predecessor agencies to Metro, purchased the right of way from Southern Pacific that the Exposition Line is being built on. The remarkable thing is among those commenting on the item at the LACTC meeting nearly a quarter century ago […]

Privacy Screens? Newest Attempt to Snare Expo Gains Key Ally

By Damien Newton | Dec 7, 2011 | 5 Comments

For months, the idea of “privacy screens” has been bandied about at meetings of the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors but few took the idea that anyone would place large screens on top of the soundwalls adjacent to the line seriously. However, at last week’s meeting of the Expo Board of Directors, Board Member […]

Good News for Bikes in Expo Phase II

By Damien Newton | Dec 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

LADOT Environmental Documents for Expo Phase II Bikeway What a difference a few weeks make. Before the Thanksgiving break, Streetsblog reported on how many Westside bicyclists were concerned about bike planning for Phase II of the Expo Line. While planning for the second phase of the light rail portion of the Expo Light Rail project […]

Will There Ever Be a Bike Path for Expo Line Phase II?

By Damien Newton | Nov 17, 2011 | 3 Comments

It’s been a year since a group of Westside homeowners filed a lawsuit against the Expo Bike Path that would run adjacent to the rail line through the Westside into Santa Monica. The homeowners alleged that the categorical exclusion (CE) granted to the bikeway (a technical term meaning that only a partial environmental review is […]

BREAKING NEWS: CPUC Approves All Expo Phase II Crossings

By Damien Newton | Nov 10, 2011 | 3 Comments

Earlier today, the California Public Utilities Commission gave the green light to proceed with construction of Phase II of the Expo Line. CPUC was widely expected to delay their decision on whether or not the rail/road crossings for Phase II were safe enough and that they wouldn’t cause excess pollution by creating traffic delay. In […]

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