Whittier Councilmember Fernando Dutra Appointed to Metro Board
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After one false start, today Dutra's Metro board appointment was approved by the county's City Selection Committee; his term is through January 1, 2025
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Interview with Whittier City Councilmember Fernando Dutra
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Dutra is vying to be the Gateway Cities (officially the Southeast Long Beach Sector) representative on the Metro Board of Directors. Read his take on Whittier, bicycling, Metro, light rail, freeway expansion, and more.
Metro Relaunches Rail-to-River Community Engagement Process to Choose New Southeast Cities Route
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The planned WSAB rail line won't leave enough room for a bike/walk path on Randolph, forcing Metro to seek an alternative route
Interview with Ali Saleh, Mayor of the City of Bell
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"We also need to elevate issues of equity around the users of public transportation and ensure that when we are planning for a system that gets us out of our cars, low income communities of color are front and center because they're the ones already using the system."
Metro’s Excessive West Santa Ana Branch Cost Estimates Are for Wrong Type of Project
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Metro's bogus numbers dismiss surface heavy rail by citing inflated 20-mile tunnel costs
Metro Estimates West Santa Ana Branch Surface Heavy Rail Could Cost More Per Mile Than Purple Line Subway
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Would surface heavy rail on the West Santa Ana Branch really cost more per mile than Purple Line subway tunnels? No.