u/anothercar

Prior post from 12 days ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/LAMetro/comments/1ve67ux/crenshaw_residents_air_frustrations_surrounding/

This meeting only went over updates within the City of Beverly Hills. Updates on the Beverly Drive station begin at timestamp 21:00.

The PEL Study builds upon analysis in the Draft EIR prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The PEL Study considers alignment alternatives and station locations, environmental impacts and benefits. Consistent with federal regulations, work done as part of the transportation planning and the PEL process may be used to inform and streamline a future environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), should the Project pursue federal funding.

all praise the one & only u/nandert <3

Car-free commute to work using Metrolink to Santa Ana + OC Streetcar to Raitt Street.

10-minute walk from each station. Developer has already done 10+ adaptive reuse projects in Koreatown, looks like they're heading west with the subway.

Updates are for period ending June, 2026.

Section 1

• 99.41% complete; revenue service began May 8
• Street restoration activities continue along with punch list and close out items. More recent details here.

Section 2

• 93.1% completion (+0.72% from May)
• Forecast Revenue Service for the Project is Spring 2027 (no change from May)
• They've been busy bees in all the stations and tunnels. One thing of note: they had to tear out some rail in the BR tunnel because it was misaligned, then put it back in the right place.

Section 3

• 85% completion (+0% since May)
• Planned progress is 88% so they're 3% shy of the goal. Gap was 2% last month. They should have gone up by at least 1%.
• Forecast Revenue Service for the Project is 2027 (no change)
• Westwood/UCLA station update: No specific numbers for the main and northeast entrances. At the Southeast Entrance, excavation is 61% complete (+20% from May) and support of excavation bracing is 53% complete (+5% from May).
• Westwood/VA Hospital station update: Main station box concrete is 98% complete (no change), interior walls are 99% complete (no change), and appendages concrete placements above the roof deck are 85% complete (+6% from May).
• Systems Local Field Acceptance Testing (LFAT) continued and is 8% complete.

They're going to have to revise these opening dates soon. The project summary schedule for Section 3 has stations competed by July 17, and guideway/tracks by July 28. Those dates are now behind us, so obviously the schedule has slipped. But they're holding onto the "2027" opening date.

"Building on a successful pilot in Santa Monica, Metro is expanding the One Car Challenge to all of LA County in Summer 2026. This time, we’re inviting approximately 2,000 households to participate — and for the first time, one-car households are welcome. 

Here’s the deal: if you agree to keep at least one household car parked at home for five weeks and explore other ways to get around, you can earn up to $600 for your household."

How It Works 

• Who can join: LA County residents who are at least 21 years old, with one or more cars in their household 
• The challenge: Keep one household car parked at home for five weeks and get around using transit, bike share, walking, carpool, or any other mode 
• The reward: Earn up to $600 for your household 
• How we track it:  Participants will use the GoCarma app — it automatically logs your travel and odometer readings, no clipboards required