Learn more on the new Metro Joint Development StoryMap In April 2023, the Metro Board of Directors approved a revamp of the agency’s Joint Development Program, which leverages Metro-owned properties [continue reading]
Metro and A Community of Friends, a nonprofit specializing in developing supportive housing, on Thursday broke ground on construction of a new affordable housing development called Lorena Plaza located at [continue reading]
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday morning for a joint development project at the B (Red) Line’s Vermont/Santa Monica Station. Watch video of the event here. The development is being [continue reading]
[scribd id=513007166 key=key-3HSXs65n4Q3lwuVii2cy mode=scroll] pdf here The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday adopted an updated Joint Development Policy to enable the agency to build more affordable housing near transit for residents who need it most, as soon as possible. Here is the Metro staff report and the updated policy [continue reading]
Metro’s Joint Development team is in the process of updating the agency’s affordable housing policy. The program allows Metro to collaborate with qualified developers to build transit-oriented developments on Metro-owned properties — usually parcels left over from construction of transit projects. As part of the policy update, the J.D. team has released [continue reading]
[scribd id=457758371 key=key-xhjMs6qfZZx6JaLglY5m mode=scroll] pdf here The Metro Board of Directors held its April meeting on Thursday virtual-style in keeping with the current safer-at-home orders and social distancing. The audio feed will be posted here within the next few work days. In his monthly report, Metro CEO Phil Washington talked [continue reading]
[scribd id=448646168 key=key-zxbwNR4WVC3lpewVxWs3 mode=scroll] pdf here The Metro Board of Directors meets Thursday at 10 a.m. at Metro HQ adjacent to Union Station. The meeting will be livestreamed — a link will appear here when the meeting begins. Among some of the items of interest the Board is scheduled to [continue reading]
Dept. of Early Train Testing This past Tuesday we ran a test train on the segment of track between Hindry near LAX & Ivy Street in Inglewood. The train crossed the 405 for the first time! Work continues by our contractor to finish Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. Sign up for updates [continue reading]
Happy New Year’s, folks. Some desk clearing… •If you missed it and have some time to kill, I managed (with hours to spare) to post our 2010s-in-review here. •For those of you who rode Metro to the Tournament of Roses, how did it go? Looked to me like all the [continue reading]
The planned Joint Development at North Hollywood Station between Metro and NoHo Development Associates LLC (the developer) returns to the Metro Board of Directors this month. Metro staff is [continue reading]
