Metro Expected to Approve Final Purple Line Subway Section 3 Contract this Week
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The 2.6-mile Section 3 of the Westside Purple Line subway extension is expected to cost $3.2 billion and be completed in 2026
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One Week Later: Rep. McCarthy’s Office Denies Meeting as Stop-the-Purple-Threat Keeps Rolling
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"Stop the Purple Threat" might be paid for by anonymous donors, but the campaign to fight the subway continues to cost the school district a lot of money that could be spent on students.
Beverly Hills School District Stages Student “Walkout” Against Metro Subway
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Earlier today at Beverly Hills’ Will Rogers Park, the Beverly Hills School District staged what they called a “walkout” where students converged to rally against Metro. The Beverly Hills School District has fought unsuccessful legal challenges against Metro’s plan to tunnel the Westside Purple Line extension underneath Beverly Hills High School. The term “walkout” is […]
New from StreetFilms: Los Angeles: The Great American Transit Experiment
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StreetFilms and TransitCenter explore L.A. transit successes and issues, and question what is needed to make transit better serve the county's future
Metro Receives Key Federal Approval for Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3
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The federal government finally OK-ed L.A. Metro to proceed with construction of the $1.3B Westside Purple Line extension section 3.
The Unintentional Comedy of “Stop the Purple Threat” Is Actually Kind of Sad
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Anonymous residents of Beverly Hills have organized under the banner of “Friends of Beverly Hills High School” to launch a new web campaign against the Metro Purple Line Extension under the banner of “Stop the Purple Threat.” Their first move was to launch a change.org petition arguing that “President Donald Trump and U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine […]