Metro is searching for two individuals to serve on the Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee to help provide government accountability and transparency for county residents and taxpayers. An essential part of the process is to organize the seven-member oversight committee that will monitor Measure M. The Metro Board formally [continue reading]
Beginning Sunday, December 10, Metro will implement several changes to improve the efficiency and reliability of bus service. Changes include modifications to late night owl service to offer better transit connections, a new Westside Line 602 shuttle and extending the hours of Line 233 to 24-hours-day, seven days a week. [continue reading]
The tunneling boring machine (TBM) that is digging the first of the twin tunnels for the Regional Connector project in DTLA broke through to the Grand Ave/Bunker Hills Station at [continue reading]
To download and print or view on metro.net click here The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has released its Annual Report (pdf download) to the Community highlighting a variety [continue reading]
A new $10.5-million U.S. Department of Transportation grant will fund the purchase of 30 next-generation, near zero-emission compressed natural gas buses to run in the South Bay and Gateway Cities region, Metro announced today. The takeaways: •Combined with Metro’s $10.5-million match, a total of $21 million will be invested to replace [continue reading]
Regional Connector Constructors (RCC) work crews under contract to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will begin a series of full weekend closures along Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles between 3rd and 5th streets in order to perform cut and cover/decking activities for the Regional Connector Transit [continue reading]
Metro’s community-based transit service sector governance councils will hold their monthly public meetings in September to discuss various transportation issues and proposed service changes in their service sectors. The proposed service changes if approved will be implemented in December. For the month of September only the Westside/Central Sector Governance Council [continue reading]
The Source recently caught up with Metro CEO Art Leahy for this edition of Metro Minutes to discuss the recent award of $2.3 billion to California for the state’s high-speed rail project and what it may mean for the Los Angeles region. Click above to hear the audio file. And [continue reading]
Ara Najarian, Chair of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors, on Tuesday presented installments of Measure R sale tax money to the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Westlake Village and Hidden Hills for use in improving transportation systems within their cities. Measure R, a half-cent [continue reading]
At the Glendale City Council meeting Jan 12, Metro Board Chair Ara Najarian, along with Mayor Villaraigosa and agency CEO Art Leahy, presented a ceremonial check to council members representing the first installment of Measure R sales tax money for use in improving transportation systems in Glendale. Glendale received $491,969 in [continue reading]
