An update is going to the Metro Board of Directors on the West Santa Ana light rail project. As part of the project’s environmental studies, staff is studying two Initial [continue reading]
pdf here UPDATE: the Board in September approved the contracts described below. The earlier post: As part of Metro’s efforts to reduce traffic and improve mobility, the agency’s Board of Directors this month will consider awarding two contracts to conduct the agency’s Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study. Here are the staff [continue reading]
UPDATE, 7 A.M. MONDAY: Repairs were completed overnight and testing was completed. Normal service today on the Gold Line. UPDATE, 8 P.M. SUNDAY: Work continues to repair the damaged overhead wires in Pasadena west of Allen Station. On Monday morning, please give yourself extra time as trains will be running [continue reading]
Pile installation to create the support structure for the Wilshire/Rodeo station on the Purple Line Extension’s second section is expected to begin on September 23. When it comes to subway [continue reading]
Thank you Expo Line customers for your feedback. Beginning tomorrow — Friday, September 13 — Metro will be increasing Expo Line peak frequencies from every eight minutes to every six minutes to address crowding during the height of peak hours. Under the new schedules: •Westbound trains leaving 7th/Metro Station will run [continue reading]
In the News #1: Metro announced today that the Blue Line will fully reopen in late October with more time needed for testing. Here’s the post. In the News #2: Work continues to fix the downed overhead wires on the Gold Line in Pasadena. The most recent service update along [continue reading]
A new study titled “Understanding How Women Travel” will be released later this month. The first of its kind by a transit agency in the United States, the report is a broad effort to identify and understand mobility barriers and challenges faced by women when using the Metro system. Metro [continue reading]
Dept. of Dodger Stadium Express: The Dodgers’ magic number is down to four to clinch their seventh straight NL West division title. That means they’ll likely wrap things up this weekend, meaning in turn they’re likely to host game one of the Division Series on Oct. 3. The Dodger Stadium [continue reading]
This is a very big deal. https://t.co/TNYlTEScQk — John Gordon (@j6ordon) August 28, 2019 It’s not working yet on my phone or I’m too tech-dumb to get it to work, but I agree with my colleague John that this is a great transit-friendly feature. View this post on Instagram [continue reading]
•The Wall Street Journal looks at declining bus ridership in our region — boardings are down 24 percent on the Metro bus system since 2013 — and what might be done to fix it. The answers, at least in the confines of this article: more dedicated bus lanes and congestion [continue reading]
