LA Metro’s 1.9-mile Regional Connector train opens with three stations downtown, and also combining lines to connect passengers without transferring from Long Beach, Pasadena and Azusa to LA …
In a ceremony punctuated by speeches, videos and streams of confetti, LA Metro opened its new 1.9-mile Regional Connector rail line on Friday, June 16, in hopes that its eighth train line will not only connect tourists to L.A.’s cultural landmarks but also bring back local commuters to downtown offices.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, second from left, poses with Metro construction workers outside the new Little Tokyo / LA Arts District Metro station in Los Angeles on Friday, June 16, 2023. Works by artist Audrey Chan, shown here on Friday, June 16, 2023, are displayed on walls of the new Little Tokyo/LA Arts District Metro station in Los Angeles.
. About $1 billion came from federal grants, while local funding came from four Metro sales tax measures.
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