Recent Streetsblog LA posts about E Line (Expo Line)

Eyes on the Street: Where Am I?

By Damien Newton | Nov 24, 2014 | 8 Comments

I admit. Usually when I’m on the Expo Line, I’ve got my face buried in my phone or an old Dr. Who book. But last week, I was staring out the window and I noticed a beautiful mural of swans on the side of a building. Doing a little digging, I discovered the mural has […]

Eyes on the Street: Faulty Pedestrian Detour at Expo Phase 2 Construction

By Joe Linton | Aug 8, 2014 | 6 Comments

Yesterday, Michael MacDonald @topomodesto tweeted two images that highlight L.A.’s lack of accomodation for pedestrians. The photos were taken on eastbound Venice Boulevard at Culver Boulevard, one block west of the Metro Expo Line Culver City Station. Expo Phase 2 construction has blocked pedestrians from walking on Venice Boulevard’s south sidewalk. This sidewalk is where […]

Editorial: Why Raise Fares When Metro’s Building Even More Free Parking?

By Joe Linton | Apr 15, 2014 | 21 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I posted an editorial asking Why Raise Metro Fares While Giving Away Metro Parking? At the time, I totaled parking for Metro’s BRT and rail lines at 19,450 parking spaces. Despite Metro’s plan to increase transit fares, the agency has no plan to increase parking charges. Metro gives more than 9 out […]

Koretz Pushes Expo for a Little Collaboration on the Expo Greenway

By Damien Newton | Feb 5, 2014 | 6 Comments

Tomorrow, the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors will hear a motion by Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz requiring “the CEO and staff to work collaboratively with the City of Los Angeles to ensure that the landscaping of the two projects (the Expo Greenway and the landscaping for the Expo Line) compliment each other…” […]

Eyes off the Street: Expo Tracks in Northvale Trench

By Damien Newton | Jan 16, 2014 | 1 Comment

On Tuesday, Jonathan Weiss snapped this picture of the Expo Line tracks being placed in the Northvale Road trench. The trench runs along the southern end of Cheviot Hills and the track’s arrival is considered a construction mile stone by rail fans. For comparison’s sake, check out this picture by Carter Rubin of the trench […]

A Photo Essay of a Tour of Expo Phase II

By Damien Newton | Dec 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

When Stephen Villavaso, known to many Streetsblog readers as the volunteer traffic engineer who makes CicLAvia possible, asked me if I would like to ride along on a tour of Expo Phase II construction, I jumped at the chance. Villavaso is also one of the engineers working for Skanska-Rados Joint Venture – the design-build contractor […]

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