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joelepstein<p>With all the bad news out of LA today, it´s good to remember that 2025 will see the opening of 2 major rail extensions:<br />A Line Foothill Extension Phase 2B - Glendora to Pomona North segment<br />D Line Extension Section 1 - Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega @metrolosangeles <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterLA</span></a></p>
joelepstein<p>The Hollywood Bowl could FINALLY get a Metro station <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/the-hollywood-bowl-could-get-a-metro-station-but-not-until-the-late-2040s/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ktla.com/news/local-news/the-h</span><span class="invisible">ollywood-bowl-could-get-a-metro-station-but-not-until-the-late-2040s/</span></a> @metrolosangeles <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterla" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterla</span></a></p>
joelepstein<p>Advantages of building a <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> system today is it can come with elevators and natural light. @metrolosangeles <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterLA</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/littletokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>littletokyo</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/dtla" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dtla</span></a></p>
joelepstein<p>Subway Or Monorail For The Sepulveda Pass? Metro And Local Residents Weigh Their Options <br /><a href="https://laist.com/news/transportation/subway-or-monorail-for-the-sepulveda-pass-metro-and-local-residents-weigh-their-options" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">laist.com/news/transportation/</span><span class="invisible">subway-or-monorail-for-the-sepulveda-pass-metro-and-local-residents-weigh-their-options</span></a><br />@metrolosangeles Unbelievable to me that this is still not built as heavy rail! <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterLA</span></a></p>
joelepstein<p><a href="https://www.dailynews.com/2023/11/06/metro-says-subway-will-move-people-between-valley-and-westside-faster-than-monorail/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailynews.com/2023/11/06/metro</span><span class="invisible">-says-subway-will-move-people-between-valley-and-westside-faster-than-monorail/</span></a> @metrolosangeles <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterLA</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/sfv" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sfv</span></a></p>
joelepstein<p>LA Metro Ridership Jumps After Focus on Safety on Trains and Buses <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/la-metro-ridership-rises-amid-dramatic-decrease-in-crime/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/la</span><span class="invisible">-metro-ridership-rises-amid-dramatic-decrease-in-crime/</span></a> @metrolosangeles <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterLA</span></a></p>
joelepstein<p>L.A. Metro Joins Push for More Equitable Transit Fares <a href="https://www.governing.com/transportation/l-a-metro-joins-push-for-more-equitable-transit-fares" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">governing.com/transportation/l</span><span class="invisible">-a-metro-joins-push-for-more-equitable-transit-fares</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/MetroLosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MetroLosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterLA</span></a></p>
joelepstein<p>5 stops to make during CicLAvia’s kick-off event in the San Fernando Valley <br /><a href="https://www.dailynews.com/2023/02/21/5-stops-to-make-during-ciclavias-kick-off-event-in-the-san-fernando-valley" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailynews.com/2023/02/21/5-sto</span><span class="invisible">ps-to-make-during-ciclavias-kick-off-event-in-the-san-fernando-valley</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CicLAvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CicLAvia</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterLA</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bikeLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bikeLA</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/sfv" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sfv</span></a></p>
joelepstein<p>Metro completes subway tunnels under Beverly Hills <a href="https://beverlypress.com/2023/02/metro-completes-subway-tunnels-under-beverly-hills/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beverlypress.com/2023/02/metro</span><span class="invisible">-completes-subway-tunnels-under-beverly-hills/</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/LAMetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LAMetro</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> Wow! And the sky didn´t fall or anything else the <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NIMBYs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NIMBYs</span></a> promised would happen! <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/BeverlyHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BeverlyHills</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/betterLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterLA</span></a></p>