The Board of Directors of Metro meet on Thursday and will consider opening a new set of studies on how to improve traffic on the 710 gap between Alhambra and Pasadena and whether the agency should support Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative to secure federal funds to fast-track [continue reading]
A bill that would create weapons-free zones near mass transit was promoted at a news conference today by Assembly Speaker John A. Perez, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors Chairman Ara Najarian, who is also the mayor of Glendale. The [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. A tea party for L.A. (Huffington Post) Joel Epstein opines that Los [continue reading]
On July 1, a fare increased approved by the agency’s Board of Directors in 2007 is scheduled to go into effect. A single ride on most Metro buses or trains will increase from $1.25 to $1.50 and the cost of a day pass will rise from $5 to $6, among [continue reading]
Just a reminder: the new 266-space garage at the terminus of the Gold Line Eastside Extension opened this morning. Here’s a recent post. Parking is free and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The end of the Gold Line is a stone’s throw from the 60 freeway for commuters [continue reading]
Looking to solve one of the region’s most vexing freeway problems, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors will consider next week launching a new round of environmental studies on how best to improve traffic caused by the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena. The initial [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative got its first two hearings before the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Wednesday: The planning committee approved the initiative 3 to 0 with one abstention and the finance committee didn’t vote, requesting that agency staff answer some questions about the initiative. [continue reading]
The baseball team did well on Opening Day on Monday, as did the new Dodger Stadium Express bus service between Union Station and the ballpark — for a glimpse, check out the above video produced by Metro. There were about 2,900 boardings on 68 total bus trips or an average [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. Let’s bring mass transit to the Sepulveda Pass (City Watch) Many other [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy testified before a subcommittee in the House of Representatives on Wednesday morning in Washington and urged support for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative. The mayor’s plan proposes to build a dozen mass transit projects — all of which receive funding from the Measure R [continue reading]
