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Added by Jose Ubaldo on November 18, 2015 at 11:12am — No Comments
Metro’s Eat Shop Play Local campaign awarded a total of $5,250 to winners of its October Quarterly Drawing contest on the Regional Connector, Crenshaw/LAX and Purple Line Extension Projects. The drawings are part of an incentivized effort to bring focused attention to neighborhood businesses impacted by construction of the three rail lines that is currently underway.…
Added by Jose Ubaldo on November 16, 2015 at 9:44am — No Comments
November 2015 Construction Summary
November is full of construction activities along the 8.5-mile Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project and preparation work has begun for the last excavation on the light-rail project on Crenshaw Boulevard between 59th and 67th streets.
Decking and excavation of the cut-and-cover segment will require a full street closure of Crenshaw Boulevard for approximately 40 days. Metro will provide the closure date…
Added by Jose Ubaldo on November 10, 2015 at 8:54am — No Comments
More than 200 entries have been received since Metro announced the tunnel boring machine naming contest in June, and now we’re down to just 10 finalists. Which name will end up on the side of the TBM that will be digging the Crenshaw/LAX tunnels? That’s up to you! The public is invited to help select the winners of a contest to choose a name and art work for the tunnel boring…
Added by Jose Ubaldo on October 29, 2015 at 2:49pm — No Comments
More than 200 entries have been received since Metro announced the tunnel boring machine naming contest in June, and now we’re down to just 10 finalists. Which name will end up on the side of the TBM that will be digging the Crenshaw/LAX tunnels? That’s up to you!
The public is invited to help select the winners of a contest to choose a name and art work for the tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will soon begin digging twin tunnels for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project.
The top…
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BY JOSEPH LEMON
Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the Regional Connector and Phase I of the Purple Line Extension.
More than $1 million in grants have been awarded since the first checks were distributed to qualifying merchants in April. The fund aims to provide assistance so that affected businesses can…
Added by Jose Ubaldo on October 19, 2015 at 11:00am — No Comments
Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the Regional Connector and Phase I of the Purple Line Extension.
More than $1 million in grants have been awarded since the first checks were distributed to qualifying merchants in April. The fund…
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Added by Jose Ubaldo on September 23, 2015 at 12:21pm — No Comments
Metro and Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Corporation will be hosting a second series of pilot Business Interruption Fund (BIF) workshops for three Metro Rail construction projects areas during September, October and November in the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, the Purple Line Extension Phase 1 and the Little Tokyo area of the Regional Connector
Workshop participants will learn about the BIF and receive information first-hand from program staff about how small "mom and…
Added by Jose Ubaldo on September 18, 2015 at 10:06am — No Comments
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Business Interruption Fund (BIF) pilot project has exceeded the $1 million mark in the award of 62 grants to “mom & pop” businesses directly impacted by construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. BIF began operations this past February.
“Local businesses are the lifeline of a…
ContinueAdded by Jose Ubaldo on September 17, 2015 at 2:32pm — No Comments
Here’s the latest roundup of construction along the Crenshaw/LAX Line alignment. The light rail line will run between the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards to a junction with the Green Line just south of Los Angeles International Airport. The project is funded by Measure R and is forecast to be complete in 2019.
The ongoing work by Walsh/Shea…
ContinueAdded by Jose Ubaldo on September 9, 2015 at 11:10am — No Comments
UPDATE: THIS WEEKEND’S CLOSURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) will begin installing steel beams and locating utilities on Crenshaw Boulevard at Vernon Avenue for the next four consecutive weekends, beginning Friday, Aug. 28. A full street closure…
ContinueAdded by Jose Ubaldo on August 27, 2015 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the Regional Connector and Phase I of the Purple Line Extension.
Nearly $1 million in grants have been awarded since the first checks were distributed to qualifying merchants in April. The fund…
ContinueAdded by Jose Ubaldo on August 11, 2015 at 10:48am — No Comments
Southern Girl Desserts co-founders Catarah Hampshire and Shoneji Robison. (Photo: Gary Leonard/Metro)
By Joseph Lemon
Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the…
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Associate director Tamica Miller with co-founders Erwin and Lula Washington. (Photo: Gary Leonard/Metro)
Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of
By Joe Lemon/Metro
Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the…
ContinueAdded by Jose Ubaldo on July 21, 2015 at 1:00pm — No Comments
According to Bryan Pennington, Metro Executive of Director Engineering and Construction, the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project has reached 33 percent completion!
The $2.058 billion Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project continues to move forward in July along the 8.5-mile alignment. The most significant work that’s being done is the cut and cover excavation of a trench along…
ContinueAdded by Jose Ubaldo on July 17, 2015 at 9:00am — No Comments
On Friday, July 10, stop by Union Station’s East Portal by the fish tank between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., to check out a few businesses participating in Metro’s new Eat, Shop, Play Local campaign. Visitors may purchase unique merchandise and will receive a free tote bag with each transaction. non-Metro employees can even enter to win cash prizes in the next Quarterly…
ContinueAdded by Jose Ubaldo on July 9, 2015 at 9:27am — No Comments
REVISED SCHEDULE:
The nightly closure scheduled on Century Boulevard near LAX will begin Monday, July 13, due to a revised construction schedule.
As early as Monday, July 6, Century Boulevard near LAX may be closed between Aviation Boulevard and…
Added by Jose Ubaldo on June 30, 2015 at 12:00pm — No Comments
Metro Invites Small Businesses Along Three Rail Construction Project Corridors to Participate in Metro’s Business Interruption Fund Workshop
Metro will be hosting a pilot Business Interruption Fund (BIF) workshop series for three Metro Rail construction projects areas starting Tuesday, June 30, in the Little Tokyo area of the Regional Connector, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project corridor during July and the Purple Line Extension in Sept. 2015.
Workshop participants will learn about the…
Added by Jose Ubaldo on June 26, 2015 at 7:53am — No Comments
Metro’s Eat, Shop, Play (ESP) campaign kicks off today its activities in Inglewood with a Lunch Meet-Up at Orleans & York Deli http://orleansandyorkdeli.com/ in Inglewood, 400 E. Florence Ave, Inglewood, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch Meet-ups are monthly gatherings, including community members from neighborhoods where Metro is constructing new rail lines can socialize and enjoy delicious food, while playing an…
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