Here’s the news release that Metro issued this morning: As Metro continues to position Los Angeles County as a transportation center for excellence, CEO Phillip Washington and agency executives held a roundtable Thursday with international rail car manufacturers and consultants to discuss how transportation innovation can translate to the presence [continue reading]
You may have caught the news, which was announced by The Boring Company on Wednesday night. From the firm’s website: The Boring Company is proposing to build Dugout Loop, a zero-emissions, high-speed, underground public transportation system from the Los Feliz, East Hollywood, or Rampart Village neighborhoods to Dodger Stadium in [continue reading]
Dept. of Construction: a few pics below that just rolled in from the Purple Line Extension project. Meanwhile, over on the Crenshaw/LAX Line, restoration work on Crenshaw Boulevard continues above [continue reading]
Dept. of Twitter Tuesday on Wednesdays: Beverly Hills has #freshkermit! Green bike lanes on Santa Monica Blvd https://t.co/4stSgxtqIE — StreetsblogLA (@StreetsblogLA) July 31, 2018 Realistically, the Blue Line can’t return [continue reading]
Summer is in full effect and so are the triple digit temperatures. Beat the heat by learning all about Metro’s regional projects and programs at one of the Service Council meetings held in an air-conditioned facility near you. The San Fernando Valley is back this month after going dark for [continue reading]
Senate Bill 1 will add $182.6 billion and support more than 682,000 jobs in the next decade, according to a new report released this week by the American Road and Builders Assn. The report is posted above or you can find it here. As many of you know, SB 1 was approved [continue reading]
Metro has taken delivery of the first of 295 40-foot buses ordered from the manufacturer El Dorado (of Riverside) in 2016. The feature that I’m guessing will most interest you: [continue reading]
The Metro Board is meeting Thursday at 9:30 a.m. The agenda is above and you can listen/watch online. Among the items to be tackled by the Board: •As part of the Orange Line Improvements Project, the Board will consider: –Building up to 35 railroad-style crossing gates at intersections along the [continue reading]
The Purple Line Extension’s first section is under construction with the subway being extended for 3.9 miles from Wilshire/Western to new stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega. The [continue reading]
Dept. of Memoriam. The obits and tributes to restaurant critic Jonathan Gold have been great — but perhaps the best way to pay your respects to one of our region’s great writers is to spend some time this week reading the words he worked so hard to string together. I [continue reading]
