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Schematic map of Metro Connector proposals

Metro Committee Approves Regional Connector Service Plan

By Joe Linton | Oct 16, 2020 | No Comments

There were no surprises; the new downtown L.A. light rail subway will combine three existing Metro lines to form two longer lines, which will run north-south and east-west.

Metro CEO Phil Washington: Downey Freeway Widening Was Already Identified “About Three Decades Ago”

By Joe Linton | Oct 14, 2020 | No Comments

Metro keeps saying 605 and 5 Freeway widenings are in "early stages" but CEO letter says that project was decided decades ago

KNBC Covers Metro’s Plan to Widen 605 Freeway and Demolish Homes, While Metro’s The Source Lies About the Project

By Joe Linton | Oct 9, 2020 | No Comments

Metro claimed four-lane project would only add one lane, and that nearly-complete plans are in "early stages"

View of Downey freeway from overpass, with houses off to the side

Metro Plans to Take Out 200+ Downey Homes to Widen 5 and 605 Freeways

By Joe Linton | Oct 5, 2020 | No Comments

Downey resident Alexandria Contreras says Metro's "I-605 Corridor Improvement Project" is "not an improvement, it's destruction, state sanctioned violence.... immoral and unjust."

North 5 Freeway Widening Project Cost Overrun Is Even More Than Metro Reported

By Joe Linton | Oct 1, 2020 | No Comments

September Metro report said Burbank freeway project was $50M over budget, but a May Caltrans letter said $73.2M - and with no construction end in sight, the final total could be even higher

Metro Cuts Service, and More Updates from the September Board Meeting

By Joe Linton | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

Bus service cuts approved, Crenshaw rail delayed, Union Station busway station opening delayed, Metro COVID CARES Act stimulus spent, and meeting input improved

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