Metro CEO Phil Washington has said that the agency is aiming to open the entire project to Westwood by 2024 — in time for a potential Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Read the full article here.
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Five questions asked more than once about building the Purple Line Extension
May 9, 2017 - 10:03am
An Overhead View of the Future Inglewood Stadium
May 4, 2017 - 1:48pm
The surreal desert-like scene below is not a mirage, but rather a present-day depiction of the former Hollywood Park site that will one day be home to two NFL teams. Read full Urbanize LA article here.
LA high school students are taking trains to prom
May 2, 2017 - 11:32am
As the school year draws to a close, it brings one very important event for many high school students: prom. While students are likely worrying about their dates or their clothes and shoes, school administrators are mulling over how to ferry a ton of children to the dance. Read full article here.
Notice to proceed issued for section 2 of Purple Line Extension!
April 28, 2017 - 9:22am
Metro on Wednesday issued a “notice to proceed” to Tutor Perini/O & G to begin work building the second section of the Purple Line Extension between Wilshire/La Cienega Station and Century City. The section will also include a station in downtown Beverly Hills serving Rodeo Drive. Read full Source article here.
California knows how to party: MTV's VMAs to return in 2017
April 27, 2017 - 1:36pm
The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards will return to the best coast in August. The cable network announced Thursday that this year's ceremony will be held at the Forum in Inglewood on Aug. 27. Read the full LA Times article here.
Won't Be A Problem Once Stadium Is Built
April 21, 2017 - 9:30am
If freeway traffic gets bad enough, does it actually move backward?
We could find out this NFL season when, in the rarest of scheduling rarities, the Rams and Chargers will play simultaneous home games at the Coliseum and StubHub Center, respectively. To read the complete LATimes.com article click here.
Another set of fossils discovered at Metro subway excavation site
April 20, 2017 - 2:19pm
For the second time in five months, construction at the Metro Purple Line extension has led to the discovery of Ice Age fossils. Read the full LA Times article here.
Here’s what the New Metro Station at LAX Will Look Like
April 18, 2017 - 9:24am
The plan for train service to LAX—something discussed when L.A. was a pueblo—is really, really happening. Metro released renderings of the future 96th Street station on the forthcoming Crenshaw Line and, frankly, they’re glorious. Read full article here.
FYI- Inglewood Did Not Require Any State Subsidies
April 12, 2017 - 4:27pm
With the Raiders deciding to leave Oakland for a $1.9-billion football stadium in Las Vegas, the carousel of moves and threats to move by California’s professional sports teams appears to be slowing down. So too does all the action in the state Legislature designed to help build new stadiums. To read the entire LATimes.com article click here.
Revised Look for Metro's Subway Cars of the Future
April 12, 2017 - 1:03pm
Metro has officialy entered into a $178-million contract with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Ltd. to purchase 64 rail cars to replace existing subway vehicles and provide new rolling stock for the Purple Line extension to Beverly Hills.