Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Crenshaw/LAX Line

Ridley-Thomas, South L.A. Residents Want Leimert Park Station, But at What Cost?

By Damien Newton | Apr 19, 2011 | 16 Comments

A motion by County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas would grade-separate the planned Crenshaw Light Rail Line for twelve blocks from 48th Street to 59th Street along the Crenshaw Corridor and would require the construction of a station at Leimert Park. Both grade-separating the Crenshaw Line and the Leimert Park Station are listed […]

Summary of the Major Decisions from Today’s Metro Board Meeting

By Damien Newton and Carter Rubin | Oct 28, 2010 | 6 Comments

Here’s a quick rundown of the major votes by today’s Metro Board. Each of these five motions were discussed at Streetsblog over the last couple of weeks, and links to those stories can be found at the end of each summary. Streetsblog will have links to all news reports on today’s meeting tomorrow. Westside Subway […]

StreetVids: Politicians Laud the Crenshaw Line

By Damien Newton | Oct 21, 2010 | 5 Comments

Yesterday was a rare treat for me, as Streetsblog had two writers at the press event in the Crenshaw District’s Leimart Park celebrating the $545 million loan from the federal government to accelerate construction of the Crenshaw Line. Since Carter Rubin did the yeoman’s work of writing the story, I had a chance to capture […]