Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Foothill Extension

L.A. and San Bernardino Inter-County Transit/Rail Planning Meetings Kick Off

By Doug Lewis | Jul 13, 2016 | 7 Comments

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is seeking to develop a comprehensive overview of potential transportation and rail improvement options in the corridor bridging L.A. Counties and San Bernardino counties. Los Angeles and San Bernardino inter-county cooperation could expand transit access to cities near the county border. A number of significant inter-county transportation projects are […]

Metro Opens Gold Line Foothill Extension to Azusa

By Joe Linton | Mar 7, 2016 | 75 Comments

Last Saturday, Metro extended its growing rail network, celebrating the grand opening of the 11-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension. The initial phase of the Foothill Extension includes six new stations in five San Gabriel Valley cities: Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa. Additional future phases would extend the Gold Line to Ontario Airport. Kick-off festivities began […]

Gold Line Foothill Extension Preview Ride from Pasadena to Azusa

By Joe Linton | Feb 17, 2016 | 5 Comments

Today, Metro hosted its first press preview for journalists to ride the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension. The 12-mile project includes 6 new stations. It will open on March 5th. Overall the ride was smooth. The train departed Pasadena’s Sierra Madre Station, stopped very briefly at the intermediate five stations, but did not open doors […]

#DamienTalks SGV2: Albert Ho on IWillRide and Wes Reutimann on the Puente Hills Landfill Park

By Damien Newton | Jan 25, 2016 | No Comments

This week, #DamienTalks with Albert Ho of the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority. Albert has been a booster of the project dating back to the mid aughts, helping to found the IWillRide campaign as an interested college student, managing the website early in his career and then working for the Construction Authority. Albert talks […]

Irritating Double Standards In Azusa Gold Line Station Delay Request

By Joe Linton | Jan 13, 2016 | 12 Comments

Yesterday, Streetsie-nominee Steve Scauzillo broke the news at the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: the city of Azusa, Azusa Pacific University (APU), and Azusa developer Rosedale Land Partners have written to Metro to delay the opening of the APU/Citrus College Station. The APU station is the farthest east of six new Metro Gold Line rail stations set […]

Foothill Gold Line Extension To Open March 5, 2016

By Joe Linton | Oct 22, 2015 | 20 Comments

Today, Metro CEO Phil Washington announced the opening date for the initial 12-mile extension of the Foothill Gold Line. The new Gold Line extension is set to open on March 5, 2016. The line was built by the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority. When it was substantially complete in September, it was turned over to Metro […]

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