The $1.4-billion Regional Connector hasn't kept a high-profile lately, but behind the scenes are proposed changes to the route and station designs that have Downtown stakeholders worried.

Public meetings continue Wednesday and Thursday for the Regional Connector as the project nears the completion of its environmental studies.

A new round of public meetings kicks off on Tuesday for the Regional Connector, offering updates on plans for Flower Street, Bunker Hill and Little Tokyo.

A new design for Little Tokyo's Regional Connector station should smooth the construction process for a neighborhood that has been very vocal with its concerns.

They aren't yet commited to funding, but the FTA this week notified Metro that it can proceed with preliminary engineering on the Regional Connector.

While a station at 5th and Flower was officially removed from the Regional Connector in October, stakeholders are continuing to petition for its return.

Metro's Board of Directors this afternoon voted to approve a fully-underground Regional Connector without a station at 5th and Flower.

After two and a half years of public input, Metro's board will get the final say Thursday on how planning should proceed for the Regional Connector.

The first of two public hearings for recently-released Regional Connector environmental documents will take place next Tuesday in Little Tokyo.

The Regional Connector should be build underground, Metro staff say, but there's a $173 million gap between the funds currently identified and the cost of the line.

On Friday, Metro will release environmental documents for the Regional Connector, kicking off another round of discussion on the nearly $1-billion light rail project.

If you aren't up to speed on Metro's Regional Connector project, it's your own fault. Still, the next week brings more meetings on the rail link.