Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Crenshaw/LAX Line

Planning and Programming Committee Recommends Metro Board Take Next Steps on Rail-to-River ATC

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 22, 2015 | 26 Comments

On October 23, 2014, the Metro Board of Directors voted to adopt the Rail to River Intermediate Active Transportation Corridor (ATC) Feasibility Study and directed staff to identify funding for full implementation of the project. The Board also authorized $2,850,000 be put towards facilitating the environmental, design, alternative route analysis, and outreach work required for […]

Metro April News: Crenshaw Work Stoppage, All Door Boarding, and More

By Joe Linton | Apr 30, 2015 | No Comments

Today was the April meeting of Metro’s board of directors. There was nothing earth-shatteringly controversial on the agenda, but below are a handful of updates. Crenshaw / LAX Construction Work Stoppage As mentioned on SBLA Twitter and explained in this headlined L.A. Times article, safety violations caused Metro to take the unprecedented step of stopping construction on […]

Fourteen Artists Named for the Crenshaw Line; What Can We Expect to See From Them?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 17, 2015 | 1 Comment

Crenshaw Boulevard may be chaotic to navigate due to the construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Line at the moment, but good things appear to be in the works. The Source reported Wednesday that the new stations will be graced with works from a diverse mix of 14 artists. If you’ve ridden any of the rail lines, […]

Metro Takes Another Step Forward in Effort to Build and Preserve Affordable Housing at Transit Hubs

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 2, 2015 | 12 Comments

In case you haven’t heard, we’re in a bit of an affordable housing crunch. According to the L.A. Times, “the city recently estimated that 82,000 additional affordable units will be needed by 2021.” Non-profit developers have been aware of this problem for some time. Approximately 8000 families applied for the 184 units of affordable housing […]

Eyes on the Street: Leimert Park Prepares People St Plaza for Grand Opening

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 17, 2015 | 2 Comments

The date for the grand opening of Leimert Park’s People St Plaza is not quite set in stone, yet, but it’s coming very soon. And I couldn’t be more excited. The stakeholders in Leimert Park have begun to install some of the unique features they developed as a way to tie the plaza to the […]

Move L.A.’s South L.A. Forum Asks if Transit Can Deliver Shared Prosperity

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 27, 2015 | 7 Comments

Riding my bike the 15 miles between my apartment and a Move L.A. forum on the future of transit at Southwest College on a dreary Saturday morning while battling the tail end of a stubborn respiratory infection was not among the brightest ideas I had ever had, I reflected as it began to drizzle and […]

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