Metro Launches Sexual Harassment Hotline For Transit Riders
Metro has a launched a hotline for transit riders to report instances of sexual harassment on the transit system.
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US DOT commits $1.5 billion for LA Purple Line expansion
A federal grant and loan totaling nearly $1.5 billion to help build the second phase of the Metro Purple Line Extension to downtown Beverly Hills and Century City was announced Jan. 5 by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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New York MTA opens first section of Second Avenue Subway
The first passengers travelled along New York’s long-planned Second Avenue Subway on January 1. First proposed early in the 20th Century, the Second Avenue line is intended to be developed in three phases which would link areas of eastern Manhattan and Harlem that are currently poorly served by the Subway network. The Second Avenue Subway is also expected to relieve congestion on the busy Lexington Avenue corridor used by the 4, 5 and 6 Subway lines.
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Free Rides
Coors Light® is partnering with Valley Metro and Uber to help residents and visitors ring in the New Year safely. In partnership with Crescent Crown Distributing, Coors Light Free Rides® will be available on all Valley Metro Rail and Bus routes Saturday, December 31, from 7 p.m. until end of regular service.
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Developer aims to build 180-unit apartment building near Bayonne light rail station
A developer is aiming to build a 180-unit apartment building near the 22nd Street Light Rail station by 2019. The building, which would be located on Avenue F between 23rd and 24th streets, would vary in height from four to six stories, said an attorney for N.Y.-based developer Parkview Realty Holdings.
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