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$9.3M pedestrian tunnel from Metro station to DTLA shopping mall is now open

by Jenna Chandler

A pedestrian tunnel connecting Metro riders to shops at the open-air mall, The Bloc, opened this morning. It’s the first time a Metro station has funneled riders directly into private businesses—and it probably won’t be the last.

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Metro reveals its Bus Rapid Transit plans for Vermont Avenue

by Jeff Wattenhofer

The BRT is expected to speed up travel times for bus riders and link to four different rail stations along its route from Los Feliz to near the 110 and 105 interchange.

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Metro may partner with private companies to speed up two big Measure M projects

by Elijah Chiland

A subway under the Sepulveda Pass and a light rail to Artesia could arrive sooner than expected.

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Take a video tour through the pedestrian portal opening up at 7th/Metro Center

by Bianca Barragan

The subway station is getting a direct connection to shopping at The Bloc. Take a short video tour of the new tunnel before it opens next week.

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New pedestrian tunnel at The Bloc in Downtown LA will open next month

by Elijah Chiland

The tunnel will connect shoppers directly to the 7th Street/Metro Center subway station across the street. It’s the first Metro tunnel leading to a private business.

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Metro and its new Purple Line contractor have a shaky past

by Jeff Wattenhofer

Metro previously spent nearly two decades in court fighting the contractor that will now build the subway extension from Wilshire and La Cienega to Century City.

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Metro considering new development plan for Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights

by Elijah Chiland

The last plan wasn’t popular with Boyle Heights residents. Now, on the one-acre property Metro owns next to the Gold Line stop, it wants to put up to 60 units of affordable housing plus a park and space for mariachi musicians to store their...

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Gold Line expansion to Montclair is delayed at least two years

by Jeff Wattenhofer

The project will add six new stations to Metro’s Gold Line, with a trip from Montclair to Downtown LA expected to take about 75 minutes. Stations are planned in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont, and Montclair.

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Metro is upgrading the Orange Line, anticipating line’s conversion to rail

by Bianca Barragan

The Valley’s heavily used Orange Line, which runs from Chatsworth to North Hollywood, is poised for some upgrades in the years to come. One of the changes could help buses travel faster through intersections.

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Nearly 600,000 riders boarded Metro trains on the day of the Women’s March

by Elijah Chiland

Metro initially expected just 75,000 marchers to travel Downtown. The actual number of riders was more than twice the number served on a typical Saturday, and far more than the number on weekdays as well.

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Huge crowds swarm Metro trains and buses for Women’s March

by Elijah Chiland

Though Metro hasn’t released ridership numbers yet, trains and buses heading Downtown were jam-packed for most of the day. As many as 750,000 marchers ultimately gathered Downtown.

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Civil rights complaint alleges LA Metro, police target black riders

by Jenna Chandler

A Metro spokeswoman says the agency is looking for a "voluntary resolution" to the complaint, which is under investigation by the Department of Transportation.

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Metro board members want a new study of possible Arts District rail stations

by Elijah Chiland

A long-sought Sixth Street stop could prove tricky, but LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and other members of Metro’s Board of Directors want the agency to take another look at possible Red and Purple Line extensions into the neighborhood.

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6 things you need to know about the Purple Line subway extension

by Elijah Chiland

We’ve put together a primer on one of Metro’s most anticipated projects, now that it’s received a crucial federal grant that will accelerate construction on the second phase of the subway’s extension.

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Metro launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ sexual harassment hotline

by Bianca Barragan

The hotline is a one-year pilot program that will be staffed around-the-clock, seven days a week. This is Metro’s latest effort to curb sexual harassment on its trains.

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Long Beach mayor Robert Garcia elected to Metro board—will he improve the Blue Line?

by Elijah Chiland

The first Long Beach official to serve on the board in nearly a decade, Garcia will represent the Gateway Cities, and could be a key figure in improving transit options in the area.

Metro announces federal funding to bring the subway to Century City by 2026

by Jenna Chandler

Metro has lined up federal funding to bring the Purple Line subway west to Beverly Hills and Century City by 2026, with stops at Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo and Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard.

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Construction is finally starting on pedestrian bridge at Union Station

by Bianca Barragan

Once the project is finished, bus riders who take the Metro Silver and Foothill Transit lines will walk across a 500-foot-long pedestrian bridge to get to Patsaourus Plaza.

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Metro will allow corporate sponsors to buy naming rights to its stations

by Jeff Wattenhofer

Metro’s governing board adopted a plan last week to sell the naming rights for all of its rail and bus lines and stations to corporate sponsors.

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Metro rail connection to LAX clears key hurdle

by Bianca Barragan

LA is a step closer to having an airport more easily accessed by trains. The 96th Street Station will serve the Crenshaw/LAX Line and the Green Line and be the main transfer point for a new train that will ferry travelers to airport terminals.

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Metro unearths ancient elephant fossils below Wilshire Boulevard

by Elijah Chiland

Paleontologists are excavating the remains of at least one mastodon and another mammal that may be a young mammoth at the site of the future Purple Line station at Wilshire and La Brea.

Measure M’s first major impact might be improved bus service

by Elijah Chiland

While the tax hike’s biggest impact will be on LA’s rail network, improved bus service should come as soon as funding from the measure starts reaching local operators next year.

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Metro might eliminate free parking at nine of its stations

by Bianca Barragan

The days of free parking might be coming to an end at stops along the Expo, Gold, and Red Lines.

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Here are the “shovel ready” projects Measure M will fund first

by Alissa Walker

Voters passed a half-cent sales tax to fund major transportation improvements on Tuesday, and Metro’s CEO says the transit agency is "ready to build right now."

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Mesmerizing gif shows the future of LA transit

by Elijah Chiland

This mesmerizing gif illustrates just how much LA's network of rail and express bus lines will grow in the decades to come now that voters have approved Metro's half-cent sales tax increase.

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Measure M: Angelenos vote to tax themselves for better public transit

by Alissa Walker

New rail lines, better roads, bike-share expansion

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Hey drivers: Measure M is good for you, too

by Alissa Walker

Measure M, the countywide sales tax proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot, ensures safer, healthier streets for all of LA—however we choose to use them.

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San Francisco is envious of LA’s public transit system

by Jeff Wattenhofer

LA now offers nearly as much rail as SF, but much of our system is shiny and new, and that makes SF jealous. As San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener puts it, "we opened BART in 1972 and then proceeded to let it deteriorate and almost fall apart."

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Metro is making a late push to win over skeptical Measure M voters

by Jeff Wattenhofer

Measure M, which needs two-thirds majority to pass, is right on the bubble, with support throughout Los Angeles County coming in at 67 to 69 percent. The measure would hike the sales tax countywide to fund public transit improvements.

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Tunnel boring machine finishes first Crenshaw/LAX tunnel

by Elijah Chiland

Harriet, the tunnel boring machine drilling away at the future Crenshaw/LAX line, completed her journey through Leimert Park today and Metro has released some striking—and kind of terrifying—photos of the event.

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LA bus seats are steam cleaned daily and other highlights from Metro's AMA

by Jeff Wattenhofer

During a one hour "ask me anything" session, Metro CEO Phil Washington fields questions about Measure M and safety on the Blue Line and why Metro still dresses its buses and trains in unnerving cloth seats.

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Measure M would cost you about $25, says Metro

by Bianca Barragan

With a half-cent tax hike, Measure M would help fund big-time projects including a subway under the Sepulveda Pass—at relatively low cost to the average household.

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