Westside subway poll, part five: the VA Hospital station
Take Our Poll Our first three polls on the Westside Subway Extension looked at potential station locations. We took a break last week to discuss the issue of whether parking was needed at stations....
View ArticleSubway poll, most readers want a VA Hospital station
Take Our Poll As of 11am the majority of votes in our latest poll are in favor of a VA Hospital station at the currently planned terminus of the Westside subway, but it seems most people who voted...
View ArticleLatest tally and comments on Westside Subway VA Hospital station poll
Take Our Poll Since our last update, the VA station poll has garnered 173 more votes but the results remain unchanged: most who voted still want the station, even if they won’t use it. Here’s the...
View ArticleNot everyone is in love with the idea of a VA Hospital station for Westside...
Take Our Poll As for our latest subway poll, we’ve received many comments, which have come in through the poll page, email and via the Westside Subway Extension Facebook page. Click above to see a...
View ArticleAnother comment on VA Hospital stop
Take Our Poll Here’s another good comment that came in over the transom about our latest poll on the Westside Subway Extension. It’s from Carter Rubin, who also does some writing for our friends at LA...
View ArticleDraft study for Westside Subway Extension released; among the details — it...
The current subway in Los Angeles when it was under construction. Let’s start with this fun fact: When the Westside Subway Extension is built, it will take 25 minutes to travel from Los Angeles Union...
View ArticleIt's official: Metro Board of Directors selects Wilshire route for Westside...
The map shows the subway project as it will be further studied in a final environmental impact report. After literally decades of talk, false starts, community resistance and funding dead-ends, a route...
View ArticleWhere will the station entrances be for the Westside Subway Extension?
A rendering of the staff recommended entrance at the Wilshire/Fairfax station on the northwest corner of the intersection. The Westside Subway Extension on Monday released its Final Environmental...
View ArticlePrimer for newbies: the Purple Line Extension
There are many balls in the air transit-wise these days around Los Angeles with ongoing construction or planning on multiple projects. With early work underway on the section of the Purple Line...
View ArticlePurple Line Extension Project: Goals for 2020
https://thesource.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/68976255_2433225823576132_4665220552389033984_n-1.mp4 Above is a section of the Purple Line Extension tunnel between La Brea and Western. The...
View ArticleGroundbreaking ceremony held for Purple (D Line) Extension to Westwood
Metro today held a ceremonial groundbreaking with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, UCLA and key local and federal officials to mark the start of major...
View ArticleCommunity-based organization Piece by Piece selected for Veterans Legacy Art...
Piece by Piece — an L.A.-based arts organization with a history of working with veterans — has been selected by visual arts professionals and representatives from the veteran community to design a...
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