Another reprieve for area motorists: work on the northbound 405 carpool lane project will not begin tonight. The contractor for the project has decided to wait until Thursday night to begin work. Instead of working on the segment of the freeway from the Santa Monica Freeway to National Boulevard, work [continue reading]
A Metro bus on the 92 line was hit by a pickup truck Monday evening in Echo Park about 9 p.m., according to Metro officials. Fourteen passengers were on the bus at the time of the accident and three were transported to the hospital with apparently minor injuries. A pickup [continue reading]
A study by DePaul University found that people are so in love with their wi-fi that they can be lured into taking the bus if they know that means they can surf the internet during said bus trip, so says the Chicago Sun Times. In case you missed the recent [continue reading]
A reprieve of sorts: the work set to begin this evening on the northbound 405 freeway has been postponed due to rain in the forecast, according to Metro officials. That means that the first full closure of the freeway is now scheduled for early Thursday morning between the 10 freeway [continue reading]
The California Transit Assn., which represents transit agencies in the state, put out a scathing press release this morning criticizing the budget proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week for potentially ending state funding of public transit. Here’s a link to the release. Elected officials from many cities in Los [continue reading]
At approx. 7:19 am, an automobile collided with a Blue Line train at the intersection of Washington and Olive in Los Angeles. No injuries are reported at this time. There were no gates at this intersection, as it is a street running portion of the line. Trains single-tracked between San [continue reading]
The Red Line subway stop at Universal has reopened after being shut down about 4:38 a.m. while the Los Angeles Police Department investigated a possible pipe bomb in a vehicle near one of the station’s elevators, according to Metro officials. The station reopened before 7 a.m. The LAPD apparently believed [continue reading]
State officials are still announcing details of the proposed state budget to close a $19.9-billion deficit in the current and next year’s budget. Here’s what the L.A. Times is reporting about the budget’s impact on public transportation: One of the proposed budget’s biggest losers is public transit — and its [continue reading]
Several media outlets are already reporting that public transit funds will be slashed as part of the state budget that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will announce later this morning. Here’s a link to a story posted online by the L.A. Times today. The story says mass transit will face cuts, but [continue reading]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood doesn’t disagree with the selection of “distracted driving” as the word of the year for 2009 by the Webster’s New College Dictionary. And he wants 2010 to be the year that problem is put to rest. I appreciate his optimism but I think it’s going [continue reading]
