Latest News
(2022)
Artesia Councilmember Ali Taj Elected League of California Cities President
Federal Transit Administration makes way for West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project federal funding
Metro Board of Directors expected to select a Locally Preferred Alternative (English)
Metro Board of Directors expected to select a Locally Preferred Alternative (Spanish)
Anuncian acuerdos finales de proyecto del Metro West Santa Ana Branch
Eco-Rapid Transit: Transit Corridor Parking Program
LA Metro Board advances light rail between Artesia, Slauson Station
Little Tokyo Stakeholders Call for Underground Rail, Station
LA Metro board OKs new light-rail line from Artesia to Union Station
(2021)
Southeast Cities back WSAB Little Tokyo Station - (Rafu Shimpo)
Eco-Rapid Lite Rail Board Votes for Artesia to Paramount Line
Metro Input Meetings Offer West Santa Ana Branch Rail Details
Draft Environmental Impact Study/Report released for West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor
Interview with CalSTA Secretary David Kim: Shifting CA Transportation Investments Towards Solving Climate Change
Comparing the competing options for the Sepulveda Corridor rail line
Omnitrans seeks ways to help enhance safety at local bus stops
How Biden is betting on Buttigieg to drive a new era of racial equity
How mixed-use development can raise the tax base
(2020)
Longtime Sacramento civil rights activist and Capitol staffer Georgette Imura dies at 77
Editorial: It’s now or never to save California’s bullet train
Notice of Intent to Amend Orangeline Development Authority’s Conflict of Interest Code
USDOT commits nearly $1.3 Billion for Section 3 of Purple Line Extension
(2019)
Lets shift stalled bullet train news
This Valley train vision news
Being smarter about high speed rail in California
How California’s faltering high-speed rail project was ‘captured’ by costly consultants
At Our Doorstep: A New Way to Downtown LA
(2018)
Will LA’s next light rail line strand riders in the Arts District? - Matt Tinoco
(2017)
Metro looks to accelerate 28 transportation projects in time for the 2028 Olympics
Unsolicited proposal reviews for three major capital projects
Eco-Rapid Transit: Metro Light Rail to Connect Southeast County & DTLA by Michael Kodama
Metro Advances Four Unsolicited Proposals That Could Accelerate Major Measure M Projects
Fresh map: the many projects near and dear to Union Station - by Steve Hymon
Supervisor Hahn Announces Metro Considering Plan to Accelerate West Santa Ana Branch
(2016)
Cities aren’t quite on board Leaders in southeast L.A. County view Measure M’s transit promises skeptically
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $14.7 Million to Improve Transit Access in Selected Communities Around the Country
Mike Kodama Explains West Santa Ana Branch “Eco-Rapid Transit” Rail Line
Senator Mendoza Issued the Following Statement
Regarding Funding for Eco-Rapid Light-Rail Project
MTA provides funds to study Eco-Rapid rail project
Private Capital, Public Good: Drivers of Successful Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships
Metro Set to Begin Environmental Clearance Process for West Santa Ana Branch Rail Line
County agrees to transform 70 acre-portion of Downey hospital into a sports complex
Without more walkable cities, building new transit won't reverse Metro's ridership decline
Metro faces high hurdle in persuading voters to back transit sales tax measure
If Metro Can't Manage Rail Expansion, Why Should We Trust Them to Manage Another Tax Increase?
Scandal paved the way for Millennial "revolution" in Cudahy
Here which cities are for, against a half-cent LA county transportation tax
Bill Boyarsky - Two Metro lines for two different LAs
A Note from Supervisor Knabe
Metro is giving L.A. County's working-class hubs a raw deal
Crime a top priority for supervisor candidates vying for Don Knabe's seat
Advocates and county residents ask for changes to Metro's $120-billion transit plan
West Santa Ana ROW Project Highlighted
The Suburbs Are Fighting Back Against the MTA's New Transit Plan
MTA Rolls Out Plan to Double L.A.'s Rail Network
Will More Transit Actually Ease L.A.'s Traffic?
How politics built L.A.'s Gold Line at the expense of a smarter system
What Will the Future of LA_LA WEEKLY
Area officials seek support for Eco-Rapid Line
Gateway Cities Want Much Needed Light Rail
(2015)
Study outlines potential transit improvements at Bob Hope Airport
A new terminal at Burbank Bob Hope Airport
Bob Hope Airport Introduces R.I.T.C. to Southland
San Fernando Valley Business Journal - Burbank Airport Renews Effort For Modern Facility
First Plans Revealed For Rail From Union Station to Santa Ana
L.A. Times - MTA to assist Bob Hope Airport's train connection project
California High Speed Rail SB 1029 Approved; President Obama signs MAP-21 bill
Goldenstate Gateway: "OLDA, GSGC Partner to Expand SoCal Capacity"
SCAG Reveals Options for Santa Ana ROW
The Burbank Leader: "Ground officially breaks on massive transit center at Bob Hope Airport"
Los Angeles Daily News: "Bob Hope Airport in Burbank aims to improve links to bus, trains with transit hub"
USA Today: "Airports pitch sites as all-purpose transport hubs"
The Downey Beat: "After years of planning, cities say Orangeline project moving forward"
April 2010 Gateway Cities Connection Newsletter (pdf)
September 2010 Pacific Electric Corridor Alternatives Analysis Newsletter (pdf)