After three days of delays — the latest due to weather — work is set to begin tonight on the northbound 405 carpool lane project. The work tonight will be on the stretch of freeway from the Santa Monica Freeway to Santa Monica Boulevard. Ramp closures are set to begin [continue reading]
Did you know that Spain already has more than 1,200 miles of high-speed rail? And that by 2020 it wants to have more than 6,200 miles of high-speed rail — so that every resident lives within 30 miles of a high-speed rail station? PBS takes a look at a high-speed [continue reading]
Some significant transit news out of Washington D.C. today: The rules that govern which major transit projects receive federal funding have been eased so that theoretically more projects can qualify. Why does this matter to Los Angeles County? Metro is currently seeking federal funds for the Westside Subway Extension and [continue reading]
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]
