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U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx signs the ceremonial Full Funding Grant Agreement to extend the Purple Line subway. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

US DOT Announces $1.6B For Subway To Beverly Hills, Century City

By Joe Linton | Jan 4, 2017 | 4 Comments

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was in Los Angeles this morning to announce $1.6 billion in federal funds for Metro to complete the second phase extending the Purple Line subway to Century City.

With Legal Challenges Completed, What’s Next in Beverly Hills Subway Drama

By Damien Newton | Aug 15, 2016 | 8 Comments

Late Friday afternoon, I was already at a dinner meeting when I heard the news. Metro announced that the most recent, and likely last, lawsuit against the Purple Line Subway Extension under Beverly Hills has been completed. Despite some testy language against the transit agency and the Federal Transit Agency which approved the project, the ruling […]

Today’s Beverly Hills vs. Metro Subway Court Hearing Inconclusive

By Joe Linton | Jun 1, 2016 | 4 Comments

At a federal court hearing this morning, attorneys for Beverly Hills and Metro clashed, but did not arrive at any conclusive outcome. It appears that Metro will likely need to do some additional environmental review (a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement or SEIS) before proceeding with construction on phase 2 of the Purple Line Subway extension, which […]

Metro Not Quite Ready for First/Last Mile Funding for Purple Line Phase 2

By Joe Linton | May 26, 2016 | No Comments

Just when the Metro board was on the verge of adopting a policy to incorporate first/last mile, including bike and walk, connections into “the planning, design, and construction of all [Metro] transit projects,” Metro staff postponed including first/last mile connections to the second phase of Purple Line subway expansion. The issue before the board was Metro’s […]

Preliminary Federal Ruling Sides With Beverly Hills Against Metro Subway

By Joe Linton | Feb 9, 2016 | 13 Comments

Last week, United States District Judge George Wu issued a ruling [PDF] in Beverly Hills’ legal battles against Metro’s plans to tunnel the Purple Line subway beneath Beverly Hills High School. The Beverly Hills Courier portrayed the ruling as a victory for Beverly Hills in that Judge Wu chided subway proponents for “not properly considering the environmental effects […]

VerdeXchange Day One Highlights: Phil Washington, Earl Blumenauer

By Joe Linton | Jan 26, 2016 | 2 Comments

Day one of this year’s VerdeXchange conference is over. By the time you read this, the second and final day is already underway; Tuesday will feature discussions on the Los Angeles River, sustainable buildings, the sharing economy, new mobility models for cities, and much more! The full program schedule is here. Streetsblog L.A. is a […]

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