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Metro Board Approves FY2020 Budget, Locking in Rail Service Cuts
This article supported by Los Angeles Bicycle Attorney as part of a general sponsorship package. All opinions in the article are that of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of LABA. Click on the ad for more information. Last week the Metro board approved the agency’s $7.2 billion FY2020 budget. On the expenditure […]
Rounding Out CBS Metro Employee Sauna Story – How Budgets Should Prioritize Transit Riders
A couple of weeks ago, KCBS asked me to comment on a Metro proposal from the bus riders perspective. Late last week, KCBS aired its story: “Goldstein Investigates: Metro Proposed Spending $200K On Saunas, Steam Rooms.” CBS focused on a proposal to install a $200,000 sauna in the gym at Metro headquarters. CBS characterizes the sauna […]
More LA homebuyers will pay premium to live near public transit: report
Trulia Chief Economist Issi Romem and a Metro Gold Line train at Atlantic Station In notoriously car-centric Los Angeles, homebuyers are increasingly willing to pay a premium to live near transit. A Trulia study of listings from 2013-2018 found that those mentioning public transit — trains in particular — sold at an average premium of […]
First Look at Metro’s Proposed Budget for 2019-2020 Promises Cuts in Bus and Rail Service
On Monday, Mayor Eric Garcetti released a plan to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city. One of the ways that L.A.’s Green New Deal plans to do this is by tripling transit ridership. Despite this goal, critics savaged the plan for failing to make a meaningful investment in bus infrastructure, whether general operations […]
Purple Line Construction Progress Recounted in Two Recent Meetings
Last week, Metro held not just one but two meetings to update the community on its Purple Line Subway Extension progress. The first was a [more…] The post Purple Line Construction Progress Recounted in Two Recent Meetings appeared first on Larchmont Buzz – Hancock Park News. Source: Larchmont Buzz – Hancock Park News – Elizabeth […]