Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Regional Connector

When Will Metro Move the Regional Connector? Maybe This Month…

By Damien Newton | Mar 26, 2012 | 4 Comments

Last week, the Metro Board of Directors decided to push a motion to approve the final environmental documents for the Regional Connector until April so that negotiations between top Metro staff and representatives of the Financial District could continue negotiations over what kind of tunneling method will be used to complete the below-ground connector through the District. […]

What the Heck Is Going on with the Regional Connector (Part 3)

By Damien Newton | Mar 14, 2012 | 5 Comments

Negotiations continue between representatives of the Financial District and Metro staff concerning the tunneling options for the Connector through the district continue this week behind closed doors according to sources familiar with both sides of the negotiation. Both Metro and the Mayor’s Office have ignored attempts to ask about the status of the discussions and nobody was […]

Regional Connector F.A.Q. 2 – What the Heck Is Going On?

By Damien Newton | Mar 2, 2012 | 9 Comments

When the final environmental documents for the Regional Connector were released to the public, we published a Frequently Asked Questions article explaining some of the politics and the issues facing the rail project. In the body of the article, Streetsblog glossed over the concerns of a number of major players in the Downtown Financial District […]

Metro Board: Fare Gates, TAP But Regional Connector Postponed

By Damien Newton | Feb 22, 2012 | 41 Comments

(We just found out from Metro, via email and The Source, that the Regional Connector discussion is being moved until next month so “local concerns” can be addressed in the financial district. – DN) It wouldn’t be the Metro Board of Directors without some drama. Read the full agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the Board […]

President’s Budget: $50 Million for Westside Subway, $31 Million for Regional Connector

By Damien Newton | Feb 13, 2012 | 4 Comments

While Metro has a dozen transit projects under construction or in the works, two have always stood out for the attention they attract. The Westside Subway has always been the jewel of the transit agency’s plans, capturing the imagination of the transit starved city. But, it was the Regional Connector, the Downtown light rail project […]

Keyboards Ready? Comment Period on Final Regional Connector Documents Begins…Now…

By Damien Newton | Jan 20, 2012 | 4 Comments

As more and more environmental documents are published and review periods begin, Streetsblog is going to write an impartial F.A.Q. to update our readers to what’s going on, why they should care, and how to get involved. Given the medium in which we write, we’ll be updating the comments section regularly, so if we don’t […]

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