Recent Streetsblog LA posts about E Line (Expo Line)

Metro Board Wrap: If Measure R Projections Are Down, What Happens to Projects When Funds Run Out?

By Damien Newton | Feb 24, 2011 | 11 Comments

During today’s debate over whether or not to approve a “life of the project” budget for Phase II of the Expo Line, County Supervisor Gloria Molina used the occasion to quiz Metro staff on new projections for Measure R revenue. Originally, the half-cent county-wide sales tax was projected to produce $40 billion in revenue over […]

BREAKING NEWS Neighbors for Smart Rail Legal Petition to Force New Environmental Review for the Expo Line Is Denied

By Damien Newton | Feb 23, 2011 | 12 Comments

Back in December, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Thomas McKnew issued a preliminary ruling to dismiss the lawsuit brought by a coalition of Westside homeowner and community groups fighting Phase II of the Expo Line, which will complete the connection from Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown Santa Monica. Last night, McKnew it official and […]

Cheviot Hills Homeowners Preemptively Declare Victory Obstructing Expo Bike Path

By Damien Newton | Jan 25, 2011 | 10 Comments

A recent article in the newsletter for the Cheviot Hills Homeowners Association provides an amazing example of how two people’s viewpoints, and rhetoric, can present two different stories. When I first read the article from CHHA, I actually didn’t recognize that it was coverage of the same story I wrote back in September of 2010. […]

Eyes on the Street: Expo Tracks All the Way to Culver City

By Damien Newton | Jan 19, 2011 | 9 Comments

As rail watchers are well aware, Phase I of the Expo Line is scheduled to open later this year. The exact date isn’t known yet, and whether the entire line will open or just to one of the more eastern stations has yet to be determined. However, Ted “Biking In L.A.” Rogers noticed that the […]

“The Sunnyvale Decision” and Phase II of Expo: Game Changer or Footnote?

By Damien Newton | Dec 22, 2010 | 35 Comments

Yesterday, Judge Thomas McKnew gave a victory to Expo Phase II by issuing a tentative ruling that, if he doesn’t change his mind in the next couple of weeks, would dismiss the lawsuit challenging the environmental review for the second stage of the Expo Line by Neighbors for Smart Rail. Going into the hearing, most […]

Breaking News: Judge Gives Initial Ruling in Favor of Expo

By Damien Newton | Dec 21, 2010 | 9 Comments

I just got off the phone from the courthouse in Norwalk and the news is good for supporters of Phase II of the Expo Line, although the case brought by Neighbors for Smart Rail was not completely dismissed by the judge. Judge Thomas McKnew gave an initial ruling to dismiss the lawsuit brought by NFSR, […]

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