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Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan
Pre construction utility replacement starts tomorrow on the Regional connector subway in Downtown LA.
some sort of work is now being done on the following lines in LA
1) Gold Line LRT Foothill Extension 2 - Heavy Construction
2) Expo Line LRT Phase 2 - Heavy Construction
3) Crenshaw Line LRT - Pre Construction Utility Work
4) Downtown Regional Connector - LRT Subway - Pre Construction Utility Work
5) Purple line Subway - Utility work starts next month
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not that it has entered even pre-construction, but the local business people voted massively (73%) IN FAVOR of the downtown streetcar, meaning you can add that to the list of upcoming projects. they're still waiting for federal funding to the tune of 50-something million from the rail fund, but it's los angeles and it'll happen. the current timeline sees delivery mid-2015, unlike virtually all of the rest of these projects, which look to be delivered after 2020
i don't know what has happened in los angeles, whether it's the national trend coming home in a big way or whether villaraigosa is a roosevelt-level pathblazer and visionary, but it's very special.