Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about LA Metro

Metro plans to transition to a fully electric bus fleet by 2030. Photo of electric bus by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro’s Plan Would Electrify Bus Fleet by 2030

By Joe Linton | Jun 19, 2017 | No Comments

Metro staff presented a plan for an all-electric bus fleet by 2030. The only concrete steps the agency is committed to is electrifying the Orange and Silver Lines by 2020 and 2021.

The 12.3-mile Glendora to Montclair extension of the Foothill Gold Line is expected to open 2025-2026. Image via Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority

Foothill Gold Line Montclair Extension Early Construction Will Start This Year

By Joe Linton | Jun 5, 2017 | No Comments

The Metro Gold Line is being extended 12.3 miles to Montclair. Early utility relocation work will be getting underway this year, with the line expected to open in 2025-26.

Though the Expo Culver City park-and-ride lot is now closed, Expo Line ridership has continued to grow. Photo by Eric Bruins

Interview with Frank Ching, Metro’s Director of Parking Management

By Joe Linton | Apr 25, 2017 | No Comments

As Metro expands paid parking, Metro Parking chief Frank Chin talks Expo Station Parking, spillover, automation, ridership and more.

Metro's West Santa Ana Branch study area. All images via Metro staff reports

Metro West Santa Ana Branch Light Rail Alignments Narrowed

By Joe Linton | Apr 20, 2017 | No Comments

Metro's Planning and Programming Committee approved four West Santa Ana Branch light rail alignments for further study. The Branch is a historic Pacific Electric Streetcar right-of-way that runs diagonally through southeast L.A. County cities including Paramount, Bellflower, and Artesia.

Metro's Universal City Red Line Station is being converted to all-paid parking this month. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Charging for Parking at L.A. Metro Is Good for Equity and Environment

By Joe Linton | Apr 12, 2017 | No Comments

Metro's surveys show that 41 percent of Metro rail riders live in poverty, while only one percent of Metro rail park-and-ride users do. When Metro subsidizes parking for its better-off riders, it does so at the expense of other projects or programs.