Metro project acceleration plan The Metro Board of Directors this month will consider a project acceleration plan that, on average, would lop an average of 10 years off the time it takes to build second and third decade Measure R … Continue reading
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday voted 10 to 3 to ask Los Angeles County voters to extend the Measure R half-cent sales tax for 30 years beyond its 2039 expiration date to possibly accelerate transit and road projects … Continue reading
The state bill that would give the Metro Board of Directors the authority to send a Measure R extension to voters was approved by a second Assembly committee on Monday. Earlier this month, the bill was approved by the Assembly’s … Continue reading
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. … Continue reading
ALAN THOMAS: The slaying of Metro bus operator Alan Thomas on Sunday was — like so many crimes — beyond senseless. Alan was driving a bus in West Hollywood detoured by a bike race when a lone passenger, for reasons … Continue reading
Metro officials gathered Friday morning near a Blue Line station in downtown Los Angeles to commemorate the recent 20th anniversary of Metro Rail. The Blue Line began service on July 14, 1990 — in the 27 years previous, there was … Continue reading
If you haven’t Dumped the Pump yet there’s still time — the day is only half done. Metro and several public officials held a news conference at Union Station this morning to encourage residents of the area to take mass … Continue reading
Metro CEO Art Leahy testified before a subcommittee in the House of Representatives on Wednesday morning in Washington and urged support for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative. The mayor’s plan proposes to build a dozen mass transit projects … Continue reading
