CicLAvia on Sherman Way in West San Fernando Valley this Sunday
The final CicLAvia of 2019 is this Sunday in the western San Fernando Valley. See the route above. As for getting to the event, there are plenty of options: Getting [continue reading]
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A Line, women riding Metro, subway construction video: Metro News Now, Dec. 5
Dept. of Construction — This was shot a couple weeks ago on section one of the Purple Line Extension and shows tunneling and other work. Cool. Dept. of Twitter The FTA's acting administrator told me a year ago that the Purple Line's package of federal grants and low-interest loans — [continue reading]
Preview of Thursday’s Metro Board meeting
The Metro Board of Directors’ final meeting of the year/decade is tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Metro mothership adjacent to Union Station in downtown L.A. As always, the public is welcome to attend — comfy seats! — or watch the livestream (a link will appear here when the meeting [continue reading]
A Line, making transit a habit, 405 ExpressLanes: Metro News Now, Dec. 2
Dept. of Public Policy: thinky thread below on whether zero emission buses may attract new bus riders. I would posit that most riders care very little about how their buses are powered, compared to whether they arrive on time and get them where they're going quickly. https://t.co/pcjgiUOveU pic.twitter.com/MZxw6OChpT — Laura [continue reading]
New rail cars and bench seating, Earth vs climate change: Metro News Now, Nov. 27
•Curbed LA seems to like the renderings of the new Red/Purple Line subway cars with bench seating — and notes that bench seating would make them easier to clean. Lots of reaction to this from the public — 342 comments alone on our IG post. Here is the original Source [continue reading]
Join the San Fernando Valley for the last Service Council Meeting of 2019!
In December, only the San Fernando Valley will meet; the other Service Councils will go dark until January. The San Fernando Valley will receive a North Hollywood Joint Development Project update to learn more about the redevelopment plans for the 15-acre area surrounding the North Hollywood Red and Orange Line [continue reading]
LAX to offer free bus and train rides for passengers flying into LAX and expanded FlyAway service during Thanksgiving week
With the busy Thanksgiving travel week ahead, Los Angeles World Airports announced today that it would be offering passengers flying to LAX a free ride on Metro, Big Blue Bus, [continue reading]
Crenshaw testing, A Line, Spotlight on Beantown traffic: Metro News Now, Nov. 21
Dept. of Heads Up!: early Crenshaw/LAX Line train testing continues on the southern part of the line — with testing earlier this week reaching Florence and Hindry avenues in Inglewood. Pedestrians, cyclists and motorists should be alert at street crossings (there are also Metro personnel on site). Here’s a short [continue reading]
Transpo tweets, bullet train, A Line: Metro News Now, Nov. 18
Dept. of Twitter: Marin NIMBYs: If you put a bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, no one will use it. Bay Area cyclists: Hold my beer. pic.twitter.com/GLlRCtliPp — Peter Flax (@Pflax1) November 17, 2019 Looks like as many bikes as cars in that photo. I'm still not quite sure [continue reading]
Feasibility study completed for Sepulveda Transit Corridor
The feasibility study for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project has been completed, looking at the need and possible routes for a rail line or monorail in the heavily trafficked corridor [continue reading]