Updates from the February 2021 Metro Board Meeting
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Transit policing budget, restoring transit service, fareless transit initiative, Sepulveda Transit Corridor, 5 Freeway cost overruns, and Boyle Heights joint development
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Eric Garcetti
Garcetti Funds Extension of Roomkey for 1,200 Rooms, but Council Wants City to Think Bigger
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Bonin: "They say where there's a will there's a way; In this case, there has to be a way." Raman: "We need to be ambitious; I've heard the word 'hundreds' but we need be hearing 'thousands' [of new rooms to be added to Roomkey]."
Metro Continues to Delay Timelines for Bus Electrification Pilots
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G (Orange) Line full electrification missed June and December 2020 dates. J (Silver) Line full electrification will miss June 2021, and now expected by December 2021.
Metro Board Restores $24.3 Million in Cut Transit Service
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Funding will restore transit service with priority for high-ridership lines and an emphasis on disadvantaged communities - though service will remain below level it was at one year ago.
Metro Cuts Service, and More Updates from the September Board Meeting
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Bus service cuts approved, Crenshaw rail delayed, Union Station busway station opening delayed, Metro COVID CARES Act stimulus spent, and meeting input improved
Metro Gaslights, Disputing 20 Percent Service Cut, but Many Buses Already Crowded
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Metro is looking to approve 20 percent bus service cuts next week