Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Expo Construction Authority

Government as Advocates: Expo Construction Authority Wants Your Comments to CPUC

By Damien Newton | Oct 18, 2011 | 10 Comments

The Expo Construction Authority is anxious to stop history from repeating itself. When clearances for the first phase of the Expo Line appeared all but certain, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), a regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies, […]

It’s Official: Back to Court for Expo Phase II and NFSR

By Damien Newton | Sep 27, 2011 | 15 Comments

As promised, Neighbors for Smart Rail (NFSR) is appealing the decision of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas McKnew to dismiss their lawsuit alleging that the Expo Construction Authority violated state environmental law when doing their studies of the future light rail lines route. The appeal was filed nearly two weeks ago, on September 15, […]

A Possible Fix for Expo Bikeway Safety Problems on the Westside: Elevate the Bikeway

By Damien Newton | Aug 15, 2011 | 7 Comments

When people try to describe the future Expo Bikeway that will provide a bike connection from Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown Santa Monica they reference the Orange Line Bike Path as the example. The Orange Line Path runs parallel to the Bus Rapid Transit Line in the Valley and many people are at least aware […]

More Expo Delays? Fight Between Expo Board, Culver City Could Delay Final Phase I Station

By Damien Newton | Jul 6, 2011 | 8 Comments

In November of 2007, the Expo Construction Authority and Culver City agreed that instead of building a “temporary” station at the terminus of Phase I of the Expo Project, that the Authority would build the permanent aerial station in time for the grand opening of Phase I. As part of that agreement, Culver City agreed […]

Expo Phase I Opening Delayed Again, Opening Likely in 2012

By Damien Newton | May 6, 2011 | 12 Comments

As recently as August of last year, the Expo Construction Authority was dropping hints that Phase I of the Expo Line would be open by now. Instead, the delays that have hampered the project from the beginning have continued as the Line moves towards its elusive opening date. Yesterday, another delay was announced. Longtime Expo […]

It’s Official: Expo Construction Contract, Aerial Station, and No Westwood Parking Approved by Expo Board

By Damien Newton | Mar 18, 2011 | 7 Comments

Earlier this afternoon, the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors approved a $541.7 million design-build contract to the Skanska/Rados team, a no-commuter parking option for the Westwood Station and an aerial station for the Sepulveda Boulevard Station. Earlier in the day, the Los Angeles City Council had unanimously backed the Rosendahl/Koretz motion funding the Sepulveda […]

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