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Metro is relaunching its community engagement process around Segment B of the Rail-to-River project and seeks input on stakeholders' preferred routes. The Randolph St. route through Huntington Park is not wide enough to support both the WSAB line and the bike/walk path. The yellow indicates the larger study area Metro is surveying for potential alternative routes. Source: Metro

Metro Relaunches Rail-to-River Community Engagement Process to Choose New Southeast Cities Route

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 10, 2021 | No Comments

The planned WSAB rail line won't leave enough room for a bike/walk path on Randolph, forcing Metro to seek an alternative route

Caltrans has no plans to widen the 5 freeway, except for this one presented last week - image via Metro/Caltrans presentation

Caltrans: “No Active Plans” to Widen 5 Freeway North of the 605. Really?

By Joe Linton | Feb 5, 2021 | No Comments

The OC Register reports that a Caltrans spokesperson said no more widening. The Caltrans spokesperson now says they told the Register about planned widening.

Metro CEO Phil Washington. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

CEO Phil Washington Leaving Metro in May

By Joe Linton | Feb 3, 2021 | No Comments

There is speculation that the Metro CEO might be leaving for a federal position, but no federal post has been announced

Koreatown's 6th Street could become a half-mile long pedestrian plaza. Rendering via WCKNC

Koreatown Neighborhood Council Proposes Pedestrianizing Sixth Street

By Joe Linton | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

The seven block half-mile-long project would bring needed open space to the most park-poor neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles

Twenty-five-year old Fred Williams III was killed in Willowbrook by Los Angeles County Sheriffs on October 16. A medical examiner's inquest into his death was held January 28, 2021. Photo source: family gofundme.

LASD Won’t Name Deputies Involved in Killing of Fred Williams III at Otherwise Uninformative Inquest

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 1, 2021 | No Comments

LASD once again proves unwilling to cooperate in an inquest into a questionable shooting by a deputy.

L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell being sworn in to the Metro Board of Directors

Updates from the January 2021 Metro Board Meeting

By Joe Linton | Jan 29, 2021 | No Comments

New boardmembers, Crenshaw/LAX, Regional Connector, 5 Freeway, Equity Office, and more

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