Recent Streetsblog LA posts about E Line (Expo Line)

Extra! Extra! Get Your Free Pass to Ride the Expo Line!

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 19, 2012 | 12 Comments

Beginning tomorrow at noon, you can board the Expo Line for free at the newly opened Farmdale and Culver City Stations. You’ll be handed a voucher for a free return trip at that time. The Farmdale Station has been the subject of some controversy, given its proximity to Dorsey High School and the lingering questions […]

Already 0 for 2, Neighbors for Smart Rail Take Their Case to the CA Supreme Court

By Damien Newton | Jun 4, 2012 | 17 Comments

The question of how far Neighbors for Smart Rail, a coalition of homeowners and community groups fighting the expansion of the Expo Line into West Los Angeles, were willing to take their legal challenges to the line is now answered. They’re willing to take it all the way. Last week, NFSR appealed to the California […]

A Day in the Life of A Safety Ambassador on the Expo Line

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 31, 2012 | 20 Comments

“Ooh — careful!” I gestured to James McDuffie, a safety ambassador for the Expo Line, as a bicyclist came riding up quickly behind him on the sidewalk. McDuffie shook his head as the 50-something year old gentleman passed between us without slowing down. Together, we watched him shoot out from one sidewalk, cross diagonally through […]

Cheviot Homeowners File Second Suit Against Expo Bikeway

By Damien Newton | May 23, 2012 | 6 Comments

A group of Cheviot Hills residents who’s property abuts the proposed Expo Bikeway on the Westside of Los Angeles have filed suit for the second time in two years alleging that environmental clearances given the bikeway were given in error. Their first lawsuit, filed in June 2010, resulted in the City of Los Angeles and […]

Metro Diary: It’s 9:30 P.M….Do You Know Who’s Riding Metro?

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 4, 2012 | 15 Comments

“Can you really take your bike on the train??” one of the two girls at the Expo/Vermont station asked me, incredulous. I had just ridden up from a meeting with the folks from City Lites about their upcoming sports and health event and thought it would be a good opportunity to see who was riding […]

Celebrating Transit and Remembering Riots: L.A. Moves Forward and Looks Back All in One Weekend

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 1, 2012 | 9 Comments

If you were an alien that landed in L.A. this weekend, you could be forgiven if the juxtaposition of the festivities surrounding the opening of the Expo Line and the ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the L.A. Riots (Civil Unrest or Rebellion, depending on your perspective) left you a little confused. Flying over South […]

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