Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Foothill Extension

Azusa Dedicates Two New Gold Line Stations, Service Expected 2016

By Joe Linton | Sep 21, 2015 | 13 Comments

Over a thousand people turned out in the September heat to attend last Saturday’s dedication celebration for two new Foothill Gold Line extension stations: Downtown Azusa and Azusa Pacific University/Citrus College. Though actual train service is anticipated to start in 2016, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority has been celebrating concluding station and rail line construction, as many […]

Eyes on the Street, er, Rails: Foothill Gold Line Extension Tracks Complete

By Joe Linton | Oct 20, 2014 | 2 Comments

Last Saturday, Foothill communities celebrated a Track Completion Ceremony for the initial phase of the Foothill Gold Line extension. Local leaders installed the final “e-clip” which attached the rail tracks to the rail ties. Streetsblog didn’t actually make it out to Azusa for the event; find coverage at ABC, CBS, The Source, and Railway Age. The […]

Gold Line Foothill Extension Photo Tour: Transit Oriented Development (TOD)

By Aviv Kleinman | Jul 7, 2014 | 22 Comments

In this fourth installment of the Foothill Gold Line Extension photo tour series, we explore planned Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) around some of the line’s future stations. Recently, Streetsblog’s Damien Newton and Aviv Kleinman joined a behind-the-scenes tour of the newest Gold Line Extension phase under construction in the San Gabriel Valley. We joined Albert Ho, head […]

Gold Line Foothill Extension Photo Tour: Iconic Gold Line Freeway Bridge

By Aviv Kleinman | Jul 1, 2014 | 15 Comments

In this third installment of our Foothill Gold Line photo tour series, we explore the Gold Line Foothill Extension’s iconic bridge over the 210 Freeway, as well as a closer look at the line’s other bridges. Recently, Streetsblog’s Damien Newton and Aviv Kleinman joined a behind-the-scenes tour of the Gold Line Phase II under construction in […]

Gold Line Foothill Extension Photo Tour: The Maintenance Yard

By Aviv Kleinman | Jun 20, 2014 | 22 Comments

In this photo essay, we will explore the Foothill Gold Line’s magnificent Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Facility, currently under construction in Monrovia. Earlier this week, Streetsblog’s Damien Newton and Aviv Kleinman joined a behind-the-scenes tour of the Gold Line Phase II under construction in the San Gabriel Valley. We joined Albert Ho, head of Media Relations for the Metro […]

A Photo Essay of a Tour of the Gold Line Foothill Extension

By Aviv Kleinman | Jun 19, 2014 | 24 Comments

This Wednesday, Aviv Kleinman and Damien Newton of Streetsblog joined a behind-the-scenes tour of the Gold Line Foothill Extension under construction in the San Gabriel Valley. We joined Albert Ho, head of Media Relations for the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, and Jeff Rowland, the Community Relations Manager for the Kiewit-Parsons Joint Venture, the constructors of the […]

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