Recent Streetsblog LA posts about E Line (Expo Line)

Expo Opening Date Announced: Downtown to La Cienega on April 28th

By Damien Newton | Mar 23, 2012 | 9 Comments

At a press event earlier today, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the opening date for most of Phase I of the Expo Line. The line will begin service on Saturday, April 28 from Downtown Los Angeles to the La Cienegs ia/Jefferson station. Phase I will be completed when a station opens in Culver City at an […]

Full Disclosure: A Quick Note on the Expo Bicycle Advisory Committee

By Streetsblog | Mar 7, 2012 | No Comments

A quick note on the full disclosure front. As some of you already know, both Damien Newton and Gary Kavanagh were appointed to the Expo Bicycle Advisory Committee. Newton was appointed by Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl last month. Before accepting the appointment, Newton informed the L.A. Streetsblog board of his nomination and the […]

Metro Begins Pre-Revenue Operations on Expo Line Next Week

By Damien Newton | Jan 26, 2012 | 9 Comments

Earlier this morning at the Metro Board Meeting, CEO Art Leahy announced that pre-revenue operation of the Expo Line Phase I will begin on Monday. “Pre-revenue operation” is usually the last phase of tests a new fixed rail transit line undergoes before the line opens to the public. The agency will run trains on the […]

Expo Bike Lanes, Smooth and Flat…for the Most Part

By Damien Newton | Jan 12, 2012 | 5 Comments

In October, the day after CicLAvia, I pedaled west from Downtown to the Westside on Exposition Blvd. to test the bike lane that run parallel to Phase I of the Expo Line. I was surprised by the absolutely terrible state of the road and the impact it had on the quality of the ride. Less […]

Privacy Screens? Newest Attempt to Snare Expo Gains Key Ally

By Damien Newton | Dec 7, 2011 | 5 Comments

For months, the idea of “privacy screens” has been bandied about at meetings of the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors but few took the idea that anyone would place large screens on top of the soundwalls adjacent to the line seriously. However, at last week’s meeting of the Expo Board of Directors, Board Member […]

Good News for Bikes in Expo Phase II

By Damien Newton | Dec 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

LADOT Environmental Documents for Expo Phase II Bikeway What a difference a few weeks make. Before the Thanksgiving break, Streetsblog reported on how many Westside bicyclists were concerned about bike planning for Phase II of the Expo Line. While planning for the second phase of the light rail portion of the Expo Light Rail project […]

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