Super Bowl expected to return to SoFi in 2027: Los Angeles area to host big game for second time since 2022 "Super Bowl LXI will come 60 years after L.A. Memorial Coliseum hosted Super Bowl I" (CBS)
Eyes on Upcoming Bike Facilities in Little Tokyo, El Monte, and Vincent "No more mess at the car-damaged El Monte Metro Bike Hub. New asphalt on the county's Vincent Community Bikeway. Metro planted new trees at the nearly complete Alameda Esplanade" (Streetsblog LA)
Rendering of a Brightline West train
Bullet train to Vegas could serve as ‘economic catalyst’ for Inland Empire "The line will connect more than 200 miles between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga and will take about two hours to travel." (KTLA)
L.A. is fast-tracking affordable housing. Some say those projects are pushing them out "Angelenos whose apartments are targeted for demolition are eligible to receive between $9,900 and $24,650 in relocation payments from their landlord, depending on such factors as their age, their income level and how long they have lived in their unit, according to city housing officials....Nevertheless, renters’ rights groups want the city to do more to ensure that low-income renters whose homes are replaced by affordable housing aren’t forced to relocate dozens of miles away to less expensive areas such as the Inland Empire or High Desert. Those tenants should have access to an apartment in one of the new affordable projects that are built in their communities, advocates say." (LA Times)
California Is Desperate for Affordable Housing But Can’t Stop Getting in Its Own Way "In Los Angeles, 49 units are taking 17 years to build, facing nearly every hurdle that state laws allow" (Wall Street Journal)
SoCal housing crisis makes commute times worse. But the rich get a traffic break "A Times review of census data found that about 750,000 people had commutes that cross a county border as of 2020, and that the number has steadily risen over several decades." (LA Times)
The Morrison Hotel
Relevant Group sells Morrison Hotel site at a loss to AHF In $12.4M deal, buyer and seller sign development pact for residential, hotel project (The Real Deal)
All Metrolink services will be down for 4 days. Here's why: Maintenance, upgrades, etc. (KTLA)
Eyes on the Street: Pasadena’s New Cordova Street Bike Lanes "Pasadena's 1.5-mile long Cordova Street Complete Streets project includes about 0.9 mile of new road diet bike lanes between Lake Avenue and Arroyo Parkway" (Streetsblog LA)
The Ace Hotel’s Closure in Early 2024 Marks the End of an Era for Downtown LA "The Ace Hotel’s style and design were part of a Downtown LA renaissance, its stark black and white tiles, historic architecture, and overall hipness shaping a generation of artists, influencers, and more. Its rooftop was one of the city’s buzziest nightlife spots, with prime views of the burgeoning borough. Its closure marks the end of an era — when everything felt possible in Downtown." (Eater LA)
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