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Exposition Transit Corridor, Phase 2 to Santa Monica


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Exposition Transit Corridor, Phase 2 will extend westward to Santa Monica from the Metro Expo Line Culver City Station and run along the old Pacific Electric Exposition right-of-way to 4th St. and Colorado Av. in downtown Santa Monica.

The 6.6 mile second phase will connect Santa Monica by rail to Downtown LA, Pasadena, San Fernando Valley, South Bay, Long Beach and dozens of points in between. With seven new stations serving diverse LA neighborhoods such as Century City, West Los Angeles, and Santa Monica, the Metro Rail system will expand to 87 stations and over 93 miles of rail to destinations across L.A. County.

Phase 2 includes new stations at:

  • National/Palms
  • Expo/Westwood
  • Expo/Sepulveda
  • Expo/Bundy
  • Olympic/26th St.
  • Colorado/17th St.
  • Colorado/4th St.

Last Revised

Wednesday March 13, 2013



Articles

2013

Date Article
March
March 27, 2013 How To Survive Construction Of Expo Line's Venice Blvd. Bridge
March 25, 2013 Culver City Braces For Expo Line Construction
March 20, 2013 West L.A. Expo Stations Getting Mixed-Use Make-Over
March 15, 2013 10 New Streets Planned For Bergamot Expo Line Development
March 4, 2013 How To Survive Construction Of Expo Line's Venice Blvd. Bridge
February
February 18, 2013 Expo Line West Rising
February 14, 2013 Expo Line: Portion Of Colorado Ave. To Close In Santa Monica
February 12, 2013 Santa Monica Braces For Expo Line Construction Starting Monday
February 7, 2013 Expo 2's Ahead Of The Curve
January
January 30, 2013 Exploring The Course Of The Future Metro Expo Line: Phase 2
January 25, 2013 Downtown Street Will Close For Expo Work
January 14, 2013 Expo Line Phase 2 Update Community Meetings

2012

Date Article
December
December 31, 2012 LA Metro's Expo Line Draws Partiers Downtown For Growing Social Scene
December 5, 2012 Expo Line Ridership is Increasing
December 4, 2012 The Expo Line Draws A Gold Rush
November
November 15, 2012 Judge Refuses NIMBY Request To Stop Work On Expo Extension
November 13, 2012 New Look For Expo-Adjacent Retail The Platform In Culver City
November 6, 2012 Trashy Culver City Expo Line Parking Lot Getting An Overhaul
October
October 3, 2012 Expo Line's Motor Ave. Bridge Options: Plain, Fancy, Fancier
September
September 26, 2012 Next New FlyAway Route To LAX Will Serve Expo La Brea Station
September 10, 2012 Expo-Adjacent Murals Just Placeholding For Retail Project
September 6, 2012 Council Roundup: An Expo Line Phase II Preview
September 5, 2012 Metro Calls Expo Trips to USC Game a Success
September 3, 2012 Apartment, Retail Complex Underway Near Culver City
August
August 29, 2012 Connections to Expo Line, New Routes at Big Blue Bus Announced
August 19, 2012 Construction to Start Monday on Expo Line Extension to Santa Monica
July
July 23, 2012 Expo Line Meeting Discusses Upcoming Santa Monica Construction Details
July 15, 2012 Expo Line: Phase Two Begins
June
June 8, 2012 Finding Your Station: Metro's "Call To Artists" For Public Pieces Along The Expo Line
May
May 21, 2012 Area Around Santa Monica's First Expo Stop Begins Taking Shape
May 8, 2012 Expo Rail Phase 1 Operational, Santa Monica Phase Next Stop
May 7, 2012 Additional Improvements At Expo/Grammercy Crossing
May 2, 2012 Expo Line: Excitement and Expectation
May 1, 2012 Expo Today, America Fast Forward Tomorrow
April
April 19, 2012 Court Dismisses Expo Line Challenge
April 17, 2012 Court Denies Appeal Of Expo Phase II Environmental Documents
April 9, 2012 Expo Line Crossing Improvements
March
March 28, 2012 Rail Returns To The Westside: The Expo Line's Historical Precursors
March 27, 2012 Expo Takes Trees, Gives Back Double
March 13, 2012 Hugging the Expo Line
February
February 14, 2012 Trees To Be Saved From Oncoming Train
February 13, 2012 Denny's To Join Santa Monica's Expo Line Terminus Mixed-Use Party
February 6, 2012 Culver City Creates New Expo-Adjacent Development In 5 Days
February 2, 2012 Metro Simulates Fire In Expo Train Car
January
January 26, 2012 Metro's Expo Line To The Westside Enters Its Final Testing Phase
January 16, 2012 Expo Line Phase 2 Project Developments
January 9, 2012 Expo Line Could Be Ready For Rail Passengers In Early April

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Last Revised

Monday May 13, 2013




Showing the latest posts relating to: Expo Santa Monica

Expo Line phase 2 construction notice: work on Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica

Posted by Steve Hymon on May 17, 2013 11:51 am

Tying the Big Blue Bus to the future Expo Line to Santa Monica

Posted by Steve Hymon on March 15, 2013 9:07 am
Big Blue Bus & the Expo Line I plucked the above power point from the Westside/Central Service Council agenda — it explains the process that Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus [BBB] ...

Expo Line construction closures in Santa Monica this week

Posted by Kim Upton on February 19, 2013 11:06 am
As the Expo Phase 2 light-rail line inches forward, construction in downtown Santa Monica is ramping up. As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica has released a few more specifics on street closures ...

Expo Line Phase 2 rail bridge takes shape over Cloverfield Boulevard in Santa Monica

Posted by Steve Hymon on December 20, 2012 1:29 pm
Photo courtesy of ExpoLine Fan. Photo courtesy of ExpoLine Fan. The pace of work on the second phase of the Expo Line between Culver City and Santa Monica remains very impressive. Above are a pair of ...

Utility relocation work begins on Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica for Expo Line 2

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 17, 2012 2:45 pm
This is the stretch of Colorado in which the train will run down the middle of the street to its terminus at 4th and Colorado — steps from the Third Street Promenade and the Santa Monica Pier ...

Expo Line Phase 2 construction notice: work to begin Monday on Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 12, 2012 12:07 pm
Work continues to chug along on the Measure R-funded second phase of the Expo Line between Culver City and Santa Monica. Here's a notice for utility work to begin Monday, the 17th, on the ...

Construction set to begin on Expo Line Phase II to Santa Monica

Posted by Steve Hymon on September 12, 2011 11:55 am
Signaling hope that rail mass transit may one day soon travel west of the 405 freeway, a ceremonial groundbreaking was held Monday morning in Santa Monica for the second phase of the Expo Line light ...

Is an Expo-adjacent Apple Store bundled with transit incentives coming to Santa Monica?

Posted by Fred Camino on August 17, 2011 12:33 pm
Curbed LA got the scoop yesterday and the news has spread across the tech blogs: it looks like Apple is planning on building a fancy new retail store on the Third Street Promenade – just one block ...

Come visit Metro at the AltCar Expo in Santa Monica this weekend

Posted by Fred Camino on September 30, 2010 4:11 pm
This Friday and Saturday (Oct. 1-2) is the 5th Annual AltCar Expo, taking place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. What’s AltCar Expo all about? From the promoters: AltCar Expo is the most ...

Expo Line releases final environmental report for Phase 2 from Culver City to Santa Monica

Posted by Steve Hymon on December 18, 2009 12:30 pm
The proposed route for the second phase of the Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica. Click above for a larger image. The broken purple line indicates the preferred route alternative that the ...




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