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Metro Releases Draft Environmental Documents For West Santa Ana Branch Rail

By Joe Linton | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

The nearly 20-mile light rail line will extend from downtown Los Angeles through Vernon, Huntington Park, Cudahy, Bell, South Gate, Downey, Cerritos, Bellflower, and Artesia.

A screen shot of the San Gabriel Valley and the state highways that cross through its region. Caltrans District 7, which encompasses LA and Ventura County, is drafting a district active transportation plan and needs local input on how to improve the corridors of its state highway system. Image: Caltrans District 7 survey

Caltrans SGV District Collecting Public Comments for Active Transportation Plan

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

Caltrans is seeking public input in developing its local Active Transportation Plans. The L.A.-Ventura plan will identify locations for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on, across, or parallel to the state highway system.

The Metro Highway Program is posturing to shift High Desert Multi-Purpose Corridor money to widen the nearby SR-138 (pictured) instead. Photo via Google Street View

Metro Moves to Revive Canceled High Desert Freeway Project

By Joe Linton | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

It appeared that cancellation of Metro's High Desert Corridor Freeway meant that voter approved "mutli-purpose" funding would go to rail. Now Metro Highways are moving to steer the money widen another highway nearby.

Metrolink Names Darren Kettle New CEO

By Damien Newton | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments

"Darren’s transformative vision and passion for public transportation will well serve Metrolink as the agency continues to meet the needs of and provide more opportunities to Southern Californians," writes Metrolink Board Chair and Glendale City Councilmember Ara Najarian.

About that Bus Shelter Tweet: Street Services’ Demo Draws Attention to Sorry State of L.A. Bus Stops

By Damien Newton and Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 22, 2021 | No Comments

Earlier today, a tweet from Metro in support of the Bureau of Street Services’ pop-ups on potential bus shelter designs featuring the above image quickly drew a lot of, er, shade. What about when more than two people are waiting for the bus? https://t.co/nwzwnm9zCM — TransitCenter (@TransitCenter) July 22, 2021 People across the twittersphere dunked […]

Rendering of the Vermont-Santa Monica Blvd Joint Development Project via The Source

Preview of This Week’s Metro Board of Directors Meeting

By Damien Newton | Jul 20, 2021 | No Comments

More on the Fareless System Initiative, COVID Stimulus funding, payments to PSAC Members, a future memorial to the Anti-Chinese MasSacre of 1871 and more...

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