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Hearing concludes on Westside Subway Extension route and station location in Beverly Hills and Century City

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 17, 2012 5:21 pm
The hearing requested by the city of Beverly Hills on the Century City station location for the Westside Subway Extension has now concluded. As expected, the Board of Directors did not take any ...

Hearing requested by Beverly Hills is this afternoon

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 17, 2012 1:32 pm
The hearing before the Metro Board of Directors was requested by the city of Beverly Hills under the state Public Utilities Code. The hearing’s topic: the location of the Century City station ...

Mayor calls for working group to advance gate locking in subway stations

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 17, 2012 11:28 am
A Metro staff report on the plan to lock gates in subway stations beginning this summer was briefly discussed by the Board of Directors’ Executive Management committee on Thursday morning. The ...

Metro responds to Beverly Hills Courier story alleging large payment to developer

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 16, 2012 5:37 pm
The Beverly Hills Courier on Friday published a story alleging that Metro is preparing to pay $38.7 million to JMB Realty for land to use as part of the Westside Subway Extension project. The Courier ...

Yes, train tunnels exist under schools and school properties

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 16, 2012 3:36 pm
Metro staff have recommended that the Westside Subway Extension tunnel under part of the Beverly Hills High School. An assertion repeatedly made by Beverly Hills officials in recent months is that ...

Update on effort to provide cell service in subway

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 15, 2012 4:25 pm
We frequently hear from readers and riders who want to know if Metro will be providing cell phone service and/or wi-fi in the Red and Purple Line subway. Answer: the agency is working on it and has ...

Metro staff issues report on Measure R extension and recommends to Board adopting Measure R principles

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 15, 2012 4:13 pm
As many of you know, there have been discussions underway to extend the Measure R half-cent sales tax past its expiration date of July 1, 2039, to accelerate transit and highway projects that are ...

90-day closure of two I-405 freeway ramps — i.e. ‘Rampture’ — set to begin June 22

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 11, 2012 10:14 am
  Adding a northbound carpool lane may be the most known part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. But the project will also rebuild the Wilshire Boulevard ramps to and from the ...

On Transportation column, May 10 edition

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 10, 2012 3:43 pm
Next stop, Culver City: Some good news this week with Expo Line test trains running all the way to the end of phase 1 of the project in Culver City. No opening date to Culver City has yet been ...

Bill that would allow Metro to seek voter approval for Measure R extension approved by third Assembly committee

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 9, 2012 1:41 pm
The bill, AB 1446, next goes to the full Assembly floor. If approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, the bill would allow the Metro Board of Directors to ask Los Angeles County ...

Volume 1 - Issue 3 (Summer 2010) Go to Works Online
Metro Highway Projects
Included in the Measure R funding for transportation improvements planned during the next 30 years are an ambitious series of highway projects totaling an investment of more than $7.8 billion. An Overview of Measure R Projects Metro ...  </dd>
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Measure R is funding new transportation projects and programs and accelerating those already in the pipeline. Voters approved the measure in 2008 and it took effect July 2009. Over 30 years, it is projected to generate $40 billion for ...

Work Begins on a New El Monte Station
Groundbreaking was held recently to start construction of a new $45 million public bus terminal at Santa Anita Avenue and Ramona Boulevard. The project doubles the capacity of the original El Monte Station that opened in 1973.

Acceleration of Measure R Highway Projects
The 30/10 Initiative was recently introduced to accelerate Measure R transit projects in LA County. At the same time, the Metro Board of Directors adopted a policy to combine long-term countywide sales tax revenue from Measure R with alternative project ...


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