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Monday: Talk Transit at 'Transportation 2020'

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 05:48 PM — 2 Comments

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High Speed Rail, the Regional Connector and the L.A. Streetcar will be among the topics of conversation at "Transportation 2020," a town hall event being held on Monday evening at The Exchange. — Continued Inside...


720 Stop Added to Serve Skid Row

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 01:31 PM

720 Stop Added to Serve Skid Row

Ask and you shall receive. That's the message out of Skid Row this week, where Metro has added a 5th and San Pedro stop to the 720 Rapid Line in response to a request from community activist "General" Jeff Page.


Angels Flight Return Set After PUC Approval

By Eric Richardson — Wednesday
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Angels Flight Return Set After PUC Approval

Downtown's shortest rail line appears set to finally make a return to passenger service. Angels Flight will be open for rides on April 15, according to John Welborne, head of the non-profit that owns the incline.


Thursday Protest to Bring PM Rush Hour Impacts

By Eric Richardson — March 03, 2010
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Thursday Protest to Bring PM Rush Hour Impacts

A Thursday afternoon protest march in support of state education funding will impact afternoon commutes in the Historic Core. Participants in the "Save Public Education Rally" are scheduled to protest outside the Reagan state office building on Spring street from 5 to 6:30pm.


Filming Closure: 2/28 7am-10pm -- Flower at 9th for Cadillac

By Eric Richardson — February 25, 2010
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Filming Closure: 2/28 7am-10pm -- Flower at 9th for Cadillac

Navigating Downtown can be tricky enough without running into an unexpected street closure. We'll try to help you out, posting notices from film shoots that include full street closures. Flower street will be closed between 9th and Olympic on Sunday as Damon Productions shoots scenes for Cadillac.


Filming Closure: 2/25 7pm-7am Main & 5th for The Fight

By Eric Richardson — February 23, 2010
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Filming Closure: 2/25 7pm-7am Main \u0026 5th for The Fight

Navigating Downtown can be tricky enough without running into an unexpected street closure. We'll try to help you out, posting notices from film shoots that include full street closures. Several blocks of both Main and 5th streets will be closed overnight on Thursday as ABC Studios films for a production that filming notices are calling "The Fight."


LADOT Seeking Input on Transit Cuts

By Eric Richardson — February 19, 2010 — 5 Comments

Prep Ed Fuentes

The city's transportation department in January proposed the elimination of three Downtown DASH routes and doubled fares as part of a plan to eliminate a budget deficit now projected to reach $350 million over the next ten years.

It is currently holding a series of community meetings on the moves, and on Tuesday afternoon one of those hearings will be held Downtown at the Caltrans building. — Continued Inside...


Study of Underground Regional Connector Passes Metro Committee

By Eric Richardson — February 18, 2010
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Study of Underground Regional Connector Passes Metro Committee

An underground option for the proposed Regional Connector light rail link was approved for further study by Metro's Planning and Programming committee today, but project team members warned that savings would need to be found to keep the project within the original $700 - $900 million budget.


Tour of California Time Trial Route Released

By Eric Richardson — February 12, 2010
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Tour of California Time Trial Route Released

The Amgen Tour of California released details for its final two stages today, including a 21-mile time trial centered on Downtown. While a route under earlier had gone from L.A. Live to the ocean, the final map creates a loop bookended by Exposition Park and the Civic Center.


Streetcar Sends $25 Million Request to Feds

By Eric Richardson — February 10, 2010
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Streetcar Sends $25 Million Request to Feds

Get ready to hear more about the Downtown streetcar. The non-profit charged with building a Downtown streetcar today sent off its application for $25 million in federal funding, and later this month will launch an awareness campaign that will place ads on neighborhood bus stops.