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I am glad to hear that FixExpo is putting out a release. The Expo Authority actually is going to install the disputed crosssing this weekend, and the station platform will be up within the next month ...
Oh no, this is what the local Rancho Park and Cheviot Hills NIMBY's fear the most. This digging could locate some of the body's the NIMBY's hoped would never be uncovered. ...
I am surprised they are not arguing to have the subway routed over to the south via the Expo Line. But they are homeowners and they are going to complain and they also fought sewer lines, water lines...
Actually there is some good news. Metrolink has a new CEO and we went riding trains on the Antelope Valley Line on Sunday, May 30. The CEO talked to passengers through the whole train (it was packed)....
@ Skeleton Key: Math may not be your strong point. The decision was made to look at considering the environmental work of 3 segments as 1 in the prelims to building from Wilshire / Western to Westwood...
Lindsay as usual can't seem to get things straight. She writes: the maglev DesertXpress--the proposed high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the SoCal.... Well "the Maglev" is supposed to get from...
Carl: Transportation is always about the lack of funding. It is great that you suggest a different technology that has already been studied for the Wilshire Corridor. It was found to have lower capaci...
You guys are right about this right now. It is a matter of building organizational and community support for a specific type of project and mode. At the Metro Board meeting, I talked to the VICA (Vall...
Well, with the Subway from Westwood to Van Nuys as part of 30 / 10, you can turn the tunnel boring machines north to the SF Valley and get that 30 / 10 project dug. Exciting times. The big loser of th...
Here is the actual audio of Arthur T. Leahy, Metro CEO. He is simply blunt and direct. He exposes the mis-truths, distortions and lack of clarity from the High-Speed Rail team. It is not pretty. http:...
The presenter that very hot Saturday morning circulated maps showing that the solution for Warner Center was a "horizontal elevator" connecting the key elements of the area such as the Orange Line, To...
Karl: What you say is absolutely true in that Councilmember Ed Reyes blocked assembly of the new cars in Glassell Park. However, the first batch of cars are going to be assembled in the new Metrolink...
There is something major being missed here. The City of LA wants to give away its parking lots for 50 years for $200 million. And here is a private parking lot operator who is ripping the City for $72...
There is something major being missed here. The City of LA wants to give away its parking lots for 50 years for $200 million. And here is a private parking lot operator who is ripping the City for $72...
If we followed the logic of some of these NIMBY's to put the Expo Line in a tunnel, which would cost something like 1/4 billion dollars, we should also get value for that public investment. All proper...

