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democracy now
Democracy Now!
As Train Crash Death Toll Rises, GOP Votes to Cut Amtrak Budget by $250 Million and Delay Safety Upgrades
Post date:The Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee voted to cut Amtrak's budget by $250 million and delay positive train control implementation.
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Architecture and Design
Artbound
No Further West: The Design of Los Angeles Union Station
Post date:A new exhibition at L.A.'s Central Library features the architectural drawings, sketches and blueprints that expressed the calculated vision of Union Station.
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block by block
History & Society
Exploring the Metro Gold Line's Foothill Extension Phase 2A
Post date:A stroll along Metro's future light rail spur from Pasadena to Azusa, through the foothill communities below the San Gabriel Mountains.
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block by block
History & Society
Exploring the Course of the Future Metro Expo Line: Phase 2
Post date:The stops along Phase 2 of the Metro Expo Line light rail will be a lot more convenient than you think.
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green justice
History & Society
Just Transportation: Is Los Angeles Making Progress on Transit for All?
Post date:Does spending more money on rail over bus represent progress?
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block by block
History & Society
Silver Line Stroll from Union Station to El Monte
Post date:The least-known Metro transit line can take you to unexpected places deep into the San Gabriel Valley.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
No Trains for You: Gold Line Stops at Azusa
Post date:In the competition for transit funding, inequalities, windfalls, and politics.
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block by block
History & Society
Exploring the Expo Line and its Surroundings: Phase 1 (Minus 2)
Post date:What can you find when you get off at every stop along the Expo Line?
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Ballot Brief
Initiative to Kill Calif. High-Speed Rail Approved for Signature-Gathering
Post date:Two Republican legislators, one current and one former, are backing the measure. The earliest it could make the ballot is November 2014.
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Lost L.A.
Photos: L.A.'s First Railroads Connected the Region to the Global Economy
Post date:In December L.A. announced that it would remove the railroad tracks running down Alameda Street between First and Seventh streets. Lying dormant for years, the rails represent one of the last remnants of Southern California's first railroad: the Los An...
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Metro
SoCal Focus
What Do Women (Transit Users) Want?
Post date:With $5 gas, public transit's time has come. But some potential riders will find that the experience lacks an essential value.
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Los Angeles
SoCal Connected
Up in the Air: The Fight for Clean Air in Boyle Heights
Post date:Boyle Heights is surrounded by factories, railroads and some of the busiest freeways in the U.S. Now residents are trying to stop the pollution.
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budgets
SoCal Connected
Split Rail: Calif. Bullet Train Still Proves Divisive
Post date:Gov. Brown recently reignited the battle over high-speed rail by urging that the project move ahead. So we ask again whether the bullet train is a boon, or just a boondoggle.
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governor
SoCal Connected
Five of the Fastest Trains in the World
Post date:A quick look at some of the fastest trains from around the world.
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Amtrak
SoCal Focus
Wireless Internet Now Aboard California Amtrak Trains
Post date:The most requested on-board feature has arrived on three Amtrak routes in California.
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Arrival Stories
History & Society
Arrival Story: Edgar Arceneaux
Post date:Edgar Arceneaux shares his grandfather's migration story beginning on the banks of Mississippi.
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transportation
SoCal Focus
Finally, On Track: Discovering Trains in Los Angeles
Post date:It's taken twenty years, but I've gotten hip to getting around town--and out of town--on trains. And I'm making connections that I didn't expect
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transportation
SoCal Focus
Biking Is Good For the Local Economy. You're Welcome.
Post date:For my money, I'll take bicycle breakdowns over traffic any day.
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Cahuenga Pass
Lost L.A.
Many Roads to the Historical Southland
Post date:Rugged mountains to the north, the vast Pacific Ocean to the west, and inhospitable desert to the east--natural barriers isolate Los Angeles from the rest of the continent on three sides.
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trains
SoCal Focus
Metrolink Looking to Test Express Service, Could Save Riders 45 Minutes
Post date:San Bernardino, South Orange County or Lancaster to downtown Los Angeles. By car, it could take one to two hours, or more depending on the time of day. By commuter train, it's at least one hour and a half, but that could soon be halved.