Green Line

Sep 1 2011

Leimert Park stop unclear

The Federal Transit Administration gave the approval for construction to begin on Metro’s $1.76 billion light rail line along Crenshaw Boulevard that will run from the Green Line near Los Angeles International Airport to the Expo Line.

The FTA approved the final environmental impact report for the 8.5-mile line. The report still needs approval by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is expected to vote on the report at its Sept. 22 board meeting.

Aug 23 2011

First of three meetings

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold the first of three meetings tonight aimed at gathering public input on ways to connect the Metro transit system to Los Angeles International Airport.

The agency will be soliciting comments on proposals such as extending a rail line to the airport or using a people-mover system or Bus Rapid Transit ramps.

Apr 29 2011

Peak travel hours

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is lifting its policy banning bicycles on light rail and subway cars during peak travel hours.

The MTA board also voted to spend about $1 million to remove five to six seats on Gold and Green line light rail cars to make more room for bikes.

"MTA is helping bicycles become a more viable mode of transportation in Los Angeles County,'' said Dave Sotero, an MTA spokesman. "This is a progressive move.''

Damien Goodmon  |   OW Guest Contributor
Apr 28 2011

Crenshaw Subway Coalition Chair & Fix Expo Campaign Coordinator

On May 26, the MTA board of directors will consider Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas’ motion to keep the entirety of the Crenshaw-LAX Light Rail Line underground on Crenshaw Blvd. and add a station at Leimert Park Village. The implications of the motion are significant. 

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Apr 21 2011

Leimert Park stop sought

A series of meetings that will determine the fate of the Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail will be held today at noon and April 28 at 9 a.m. at the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) boardroom.
At the meeting today, Metro officials on the Measure R Project Delivery Committee will review a proposal by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas to make sure there is a train station in the Leimert Park area either at Vernon Avenue or the parking lot of 43rd Street; and to take the line underground from Exposition to Florence.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”