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$300M in state transit capital funding means that the Foothill Gold Line phase 2B project is now fully-funded. Photo by construction authority

Which Southern California Projects Will Get CA Transpo Funding Announced Yesterday

By Joe Linton | Apr 27, 2018 | 5 Comments

Southern California projects will receive plenty of state transportation funding. Metro projects include the Gold Line, Airport connection, West Santa Ana Branch, Green Line, Van Nuys Line, and more.

Metro's map of planned Orange Line improvements

Orange Line Bridge To Speed Up BRT Buses, But What’s Underneath?

By Joe Linton | Oct 6, 2017 | 5 Comments

Metro's planning to elevate a mile of the Orange Line busway. What should Metro prioritize in the newly-opened spaces below?

Eyes on the Street: North Hollywood Station Underpass Nears Completion

By Joe Linton | Jul 11, 2016 | 6 Comments

Metro’s new tunnel connecting North Hollywood’s Red Line and Orange Line stations is looking nearly complete. According to Metro spokesperson Dave Sotero, the project is anticipated to open next month. Per Metro [PDF] the tunnel will save riders approximately 44 seconds on transfers between the Red and Orange Lines. The Red Line station’s fare gates and fences have been […]

Orange Line BRT Speed Improvements Caught In Inter-Agency Delays

By Joe Linton | Dec 18, 2014 | 79 Comments

I was hoping to write a couple of happy stories this week about the Metro Orange Line. The San Fernando Valley’s highly-regarded workhorse Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) opened in 2005. Lately, a new pedestrian tunnel and faster bus speeds seemed imminent. These facilities would save time for the Orange Line’s 30,000 daily riders. Earlier this week, I […]

NoHo Ped Tunnel Construction Underway, To Connect Orange and Red Lines

By Joe Linton | Dec 16, 2014 | 37 Comments

Construction is underway for a new tunnel that will make it easier for riders to transfer between Metro’s Orange and Red Lines. Per Metro’s fact sheet [PDF], the new tunnel, officially the North Hollywood Station Underpass project, is expected to be completed in Spring 2016. Riders are already detouring around the pedestrian-unfriendly construction site barriers. The […]

Guest Editorial: Don’t Destroy the Orange Line, Improve It

By Annie Weinstock and Stephanie Lotshaw | Jul 10, 2014 | 73 Comments

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a high-quality bus based transit system that delivers fast, comfortable, and cost-effective services at metro-level capacities, has enjoyed rapid growth over the past few decades in major cities internationally, and is gaining momentum in the United States. Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle are set to join L.A. and the handful of U.S. cities with […]

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