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Regional Connector construction street closure on First Street at Vignes Street. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Metro Regional Connector also Closing Streets for Faster Construction

By Joe Linton | Apr 27, 2020 | No Comments

Under COVID-19, Metro is closing L.A. streets downtown - in Little Tokyo and Bunker Hill - to speed rail construction. Also expediting Crenshaw construction. Early Foothill Gold Line extension work is also moving ahead.

Test train on Metro's Crenshaw Line - photo via Metro

April Metro Committee Round-Up: COVID-19 Operations and Budget, Crenshaw Delays, and More

By Joe Linton | Apr 20, 2020 | No Comments

Metro's budget through September 2020 is taking a $1 billion dollar hit. Metro construction

COVID-19 Metro Operations: Bus Ridership Down 65 Percent, Rail Down 75 Percent, More Service Cuts Starting Sunday

By Joe Linton | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Metro will run a "modified Sunday schedule" every day, considering closing some station entrances, and slowly moving forward on wrong-headed MicroTransit pilot.

Crenshaw Line Opening Pushed Back to Late 2021 – Nearly a Year Later than the Date Projected Six Months Ago

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

The 2021 opening will come nearly a year later than the date Metro offered last October, and two years later than its original projected opening

Air is clean, traffic is down, but speeding is up in L.A. during the pandemic. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

As More Drivers Speed Under COVID-19, Reynolds Calls For Speed Law Reform

By Joe Linton | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments

Under COVID-19, fewer drivers on the road means more speeding. Cities need state speed law reforms to ensure that dangerous speeding doesn't outlast the current pandemic.

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