Recent Streetsblog LA posts about E Line (Expo Line)

Daylight at the End of the Culvert: Great News for the Expo Greenway

By Jonathan Weiss | May 19, 2011 | 5 Comments

(On Tuesday night, an email from our friend Jonathan Weiss appeared in the Streetsblog inbox celebrating what appears to be a successful conclusion to the Expo Greenway proposal to create an environmentally friendly water garden. Weiss’s email can be found below. For more Streetsblog coverage of the Greenway, click here. For more coverage of this […]

Expo Phase I Opening Delayed Again, Opening Likely in 2012

By Damien Newton | May 6, 2011 | 12 Comments

As recently as August of last year, the Expo Construction Authority was dropping hints that Phase I of the Expo Line would be open by now. Instead, the delays that have hampered the project from the beginning have continued as the Line moves towards its elusive opening date. Yesterday, another delay was announced. Longtime Expo […]

Eyes on the Street: Expo Tests Underway

By Damien Newton | Apr 4, 2011 | 4 Comments

Finally, there are actual trains running on the Expo Light rail line, even if they are just test lines. Streetsblog reader Gökhan Esirgen, a vocal backer of the Expo Line, was there to immortalize the day. He also provides the following historical note to accompany his picture: First Expo Line test train with a fresh […]

It’s Official: Expo Construction Contract, Aerial Station, and No Westwood Parking Approved by Expo Board

By Damien Newton | Mar 18, 2011 | 7 Comments

Earlier this afternoon, the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors approved a $541.7 million design-build contract to the Skanska/Rados team, a no-commuter parking option for the Westwood Station and an aerial station for the Sepulveda Boulevard Station. Earlier in the day, the Los Angeles City Council had unanimously backed the Rosendahl/Koretz motion funding the Sepulveda […]

Packed Expo Board Agenda for Tomorrow Afternoon – Sepulveda Station, No Parking at Westwood, Phase II Contract Award

By Damien Newton | Mar 17, 2011 | 4 Comments

Tomorrow 2:30 P.M. today, at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors will meet and vote on several major issues, not the least of which is awarding the Phase II “design-build” contract to Skanska/Rados Expo 2 Joint Venture. But first there’s two issues that need to be dealt with. […]

What’s Next for Expo – Community Outreach Edition.

By Streetsblog | Mar 8, 2011 | 1 Comment

Yesterday, we showed some of the possible designs for the Westwood/Exposition station of the Expo Line and called the decision “what’s next for the Expo Construction Authority.” However, there’s a lot more on the table than just the station design for one station. Karen Leonard, one of the Chairs of Light Rail for Cheviot, checked […]

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