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Metro breaks ground on $668M upgrade to G Line busway

Plans call for grade separations at Van Nuys and Sepulveda, plus 13 gated crossings

March 31, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Los Angeles could be the next city to take up single-stair reform

San Francisco and San Diego are looking at reform following AB 835

March 10, 2025 by Steven Sharp

$17M awarded for new park spaces in L.A. County

The money will go toward projects creating 623 acres of green space

February 27, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Vermont Ave. bus priority lanes could start work in March

Spanning from Sunset to Wilshire

February 25, 2025 by Steven Sharp

Report: L.A. office-to-residential conversions could yield up to 4,400 homes

Only New York and Washington, D.C. have more adaptive reuse units in the works

February 25, 2025 by Steven Sharp

G Line's Van Nuys Station to close three years for construction

Work on a new elevated station will commence after Feb. 21

February 17, 2025 by Steven Sharp

New options for second phase of East San Fernando Valley light rail line

Could beefed up Metrolink service with a transfer station be an option?

February 18, 2021 by Steven Sharp

L.A. City Council approves $42M in bonds for supportive housing projects

Two developments in Koreatown and Panorama City

February 17, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Update zoning and build more housing? L.A. may leave it up to the voters

A ballot measure could be modeled on the Transit Oriented Communities incentives

February 16, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Monorail or heavy rail? Metro narrows its focus in the Sepulveda Pass

How to connect the San Fernando Valley and the Westside

February 15, 2021 by Steven Sharp

L.A. City Council approves $24M in bonds for affordable housing in Pico-Union and Van Nuys

Two projects totaling 87 apartments

February 10, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Metro considers congestion pricing for DTLA, I-10 Freeway, Santa Monica Mountains

The pilot program would not begin until 2025 at the earliest

February 10, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Building permits dipped 23 percent in L.A. during final months of 2020

COVID-19 continues to impact the real estate and construction industries in L.A.

February 5, 2021 by Steven Sharp

L.A. Planning Department to exempt on-menu density bonus projects from CEQA

Policy change will ease approval of housing developments that set aside affordable untis

February 3, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Statewide COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Extended Through June 30

SB 91 also establishes a new rental assistance program

February 1, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Metro Considers Updates to its Joint Development Policy

Staff report recommends revised standards and streamlined processing

January 21, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Here's a Look at the Updated L.A. River Master Plan

It's open for public comment through March 14

January 14, 2021 by Steven Sharp

Councilmember Targets 25,000 Homeless Housing Units by 2025

Job losses from COVID-19 are expected to lead to an increase in homelessness in Los Angeles

January 13, 2021 by Steven Sharp