Stories matching tag 'Mta'
OpEd: Crenshaw Subway Coalition Heads to Court Over LA Mayor’s Betrayal
The Crenshaw Subway Coalition is heading to court over what it claims is a violation of their civil rights and California's environemental laws. In an OpEd, Damien Goodmon accuses Mayor Villaraigosa of betrayal.[...]
Crenshaw Subway Coalition calls for emergency meeting; preparing to sue MTA
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Can a transit line transform South Los Angeles?
The building of the Crenshaw Light Rail is a controversial project, and experts question whether it will bring an enhanced quality of life to South Los Angeles. [...]
Metro public meeting hears an outpouring of complaints
The proposed sites for a maintenance yard for the new light rail connecting the Expo and Green Metro lines are causing a stir among Hawthorne residents. [...]
Hawthorne residents caught off guard by Metro project
The MTA has determined four locations as possible sites for its newest rail yard including one in Hawthorne, much to the dismay of the residents of the surrounding community. [...]
Inglewood expands free trolley service
Despite fears of its termination, the free trolley service in Inglewood will live to see another day and seven new daily stops. [...]
Free MTA trips for Los Angeles students
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Unemployed call for MTA to speed up transit plans and create jobs
The MTA's "30/10 Plan" would require borrowing $9 billion from the federal government to jump start construction of transit lines. [...]
Bus riders protest MTA hikes
Members of the Bus Riders Union are fasting to call attention to fare hikes that they say will disproportionately hurt the poor. [...]
Expo Line meeting fails to assuage public concern
Residents complained that many of their concerns were not being heard at a recent Expo Line status update on Adams Boulevard.[...]
BLOG: On the Blue Line
Images of South Los Angeles from the Blue Line train. The Blue Line travels from downtown Los Angeles through Compton to Long Beach. [...]
Crenshaw Corridor transportation debate continues
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority turned to South Los Angeles residents when deciding whether to build a new light rail along Crenshaw Boulevard or improve its existing bus system. [...]
MTA proposes light rail for the Crenshaw Corridor
What's best for the Crenshaw Corridor? Light rail or a bus system? And, the winner is ... [...]
Labor unions deliver Easter cheer to at-risk children in South LA
The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO’s Community Services Program and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles distributed Easter baskets to homeless and abused children at more than 30 locations in the greater Los Angeles area.
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