The agency charged with building the Gold Line extension today approved a contract that will build the first nine miles of track from the current terminus in Asuza to Pomona [continue reading]
As far as transit-accessible CicLAvias go, the Metro-funded Meet the Hollywoods edition this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ranks very high. The 6.5-mile route is easily accessed from [continue reading]
Dept. of Regional Connector: View this post on Instagram And we’re through! Crews have removed the concrete knock-out panel between 7th St/Metro Center and the Regional Connector tunnel. Now that the project has reached the connecting point, crews will be able to integrate the new rail line with Blue/Expo Line [continue reading]
As of 10:30 a.m. today, trhe Dodgers have an 18-game lead in the NL West over the D-Backs and the Giants. That means their magic number is now 30, which means that they could clinch the division by Labor Day. Which means the post-season is basically a mortal lock for [continue reading]
The Metro Board doesn’t hold a meeting in August every year, so all of the Service Councils were asked if they wanted to dark for August as well. This month, only the San Fernando Valley and South Bay Service Councils will host meetings. Gateway Cities, San Gabriel and Westside opted [continue reading]
Between some vacation time and other duties, it has been a while since I’ve rode herd on transportation-related news. So let’s see if the saddle still fits… •Long interview with Metro CEO Phil Washington at the Planning Report, but some pretty good nuggets in there on Metro’s challenges when it [continue reading]
Metro is proposing a route that includes Nordhoff Street and Roscoe Boulevard for the North San Fernando Valley bus rapid transit (BRT) project — see the map above. The 18- [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors held their July meeting last Thursday. Here’s a recap and here’s the agenda and here’s the video. Among the actions taken by the Board: •As part of the NextGen Bus Study to restructure the Metro bus system, the Board adopted “Regional Service Concepts.” The concepts [continue reading]
UPDATE, 3 p.m.: A suspect has been taken into custody, according to the LAPD’s Twitter feed. *** At approximately 12:52 p.m. Thursday as patrons were exiting a westbound Orange Line bus at Woodley Station in Van Nuys, riders heard gunshots and discovered a male victim on the bus who was [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors will hold its July meeting this Thursday at 10 a.m. at Metro headquarters adjacent to Union Station in downtown L.A. As always, the meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed here. Please note the 10 a.m. start, which is new [continue reading]
