Metro tests heavy rail cars, fare gates, and a subway extension

Here's what we're reading this week:

The 8 best new architecture projects in L.A. for 2024 "NBCUniversal, Caltech, ArtCenter and museums make our year-end list. An affordable housing design does too." (LA Times)

Eyes on the Street: OC Streetcar Construction Progress "Orange County streetcar construction is progressing, especially with recent installation of overhead wires. OCTA's 4-mile light rail line is expected to open in 2025." (Streetsblog California)

Column: L.A.’s massive new solar farm is cheap and impressive. More, please "It’s called Eland, and when fully operational in the next few months, it’s expected to supply 7% of L.A.’s electricity — much of the power for a record-low price." (LA Times)

Eyes on the Trains: New Metro Railcars "Metro purchased new subway cars to support the D (former Purple) Line subway extensions westward, the first segment of which is expected to open in 2025." (Streetsblog LA)

Metro tests out new fare gates (Kathryn Barger Twitter)

Paul's boutique "With less than 3.5 years until the opening ceremonies, the termed-out council president emeritus is taking on a new megaevent department, a new role, and a whole lot of city baggage" (Torched)

Beverly Hills receives second housing violation notice "The city of Beverly Hills on Dec. 2 received a second letter from California’s Department of Housing and Community Development notifying that it violated state housing laws by blocking 10 development projects that contain affordable housing." (Beverly Press)

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