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Regional Connector

Monday: Talk Transit at 'Transportation 2020'

By Eric Richardson — March 11, 2010 — 6 Comments

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High Speed Rail, the Regional Connector and the L.A. Streetcar will be among the topics of conversation at "Transportation 2020," a town hall event being held on Monday evening at The Exchange. — Continued Inside...


Study of Underground Regional Connector Passes Metro Committee

By Eric Richardson — February 18, 2010
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Study of Underground Regional Connector Passes Metro Committee

An underground option for the proposed Regional Connector light rail link was approved for further study by Metro's Planning and Programming committee today, but project team members warned that savings would need to be found to keep the project within the original $700 - $900 million budget.


Underground Connector Up for Metro OK

By Eric Richardson — February 02, 2010
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Underground Connector Up for Metro OK

A popular plan to take Metro's proposed Regional Connector light rail link under the intersection of 1st and Alameda will be officially considered by the agency's planning committee this month. First presented to the Little Tokyo community in November, the underground option must be formally added to the two currently being studied in the project's environmental...


Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More

By Eric Richardson — November 19, 2009 — 47 Comments

Regional Connector - Underground Map Metro

Little Tokyo's call for a fully grade-separated Regional Connector has been answered. Metro today used its blog to unveil early engineering study results, which it then presented to a Little Tokyo working group meeting later in the evening.

The transit agency warned that the new configuration, which continues under 1st and Alameda below-ground, could add $200 million to the project's cost. That didn't faze community members, who voted to endorse further study of the new option. — Continued Inside...


Regional Connector Meetings Kick Off Saturday

By Eric Richardson — November 06, 2009
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Regional Connector Render: 2nd Street Looking West

Another round of outreach meetings kicks off tomorrow for Metro's Regional Connector, a project proposed to link the Blue Line and Expo Line to the Gold Line and Eastside Extension. Four meetings in the next week offer weekend, daytime and evening time slots.


Little Tokyo Asks Metro to Study Grade-Separated Alternative for Regional Connector

By Eric Richardson — October 28, 2009 — 29 Comments

Conceptual Design for 1st & Alameda Metro

The Little Tokyo Community Council on Tuesday asked Metro to go back to the drawing board on the Regional Connector, the light rail link intended to connect the Gold Line, Expo Line and Blue Line.

The group asked Metro to study an option that would keep the line underground as it crosses through 1st and Alameda. A successful solution would clear many of Little Tokyo's concerns about the line and would eliminate a weak point in the project's design. — Continued Inside...


Regional Connector Caught in the Middle of Political Fight Over Metro's Long-Range Plan

By Eric Richardson — October 21, 2009
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Regional Connector Render: 2nd Street Looking West

Metro's board meetings are often political affairs, but seldom to the battle lines get drawn up quite as strongly as they have been for Thursday's session. The transit agency board is set to vote on its overdue Long-Range Transportation Plan, and a fight over priorities pits Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his subway to the sea against San Gabriel Valley interests...


Regional Connector Debate Hits Little Tokyo

By Eric Richardson — August 14, 2009 — 21 Comments

Conceptual Design for 1st & Alameda Metro

Metro's Regional Connector project has gained significant traction since scoping meetings kicked off in late 2007, but the planning process seems to have run into its first serious community opposition in Little Tokyo.

The project will connect the transit operator's light rail lines by building a link between the Blue Line at 7th / Metro and the Gold Line's Little Tokyo / Arts District station. At a meeting last week, vocal community members expressed their desire for that link to steer clear of their neighborhood. — Continued Inside...


Geotechnical Testing Set to Start for Regional Connector

By Eric Richardson — June 05, 2009 — 6 Comments

Regional Connector Render: 2nd Street Looking West Metro

Boring for Metro's Regional Connector light rail link begins Monday, years before the project is scheduled to break ground.

A crew from Mactec Engineering will be drilling soil samples at various sites along the route to evaluate existing conditions. The results of their work will end up in the proposed project's Environmental Impact Report. — Continued Inside...


New Round of Regional Connector Input Meetings Kick Off Monday

By Eric Richardson — March 27, 2009
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Regional Connector Render: 2nd Street Looking West

A new round of Regional Connector input meetings will kick off Monday, soliciting input on what should be considered in the project's environmental documents. The project, which would connect the light rail lines entering 7th / Metro station to the Gold Line in Little Tokyo, was officially approved by the Metro board in January.