Lost in all the hub-bub surrounding the opening of the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension this weekend is the not-so-small fact that Metro also has another rail line under construction — the Expo Line between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City. Unfortunately, that means there’s work to be done. In [continue reading]
Como integrante del equipo de prensa de Metro, José Ubaldo ha estado trabajando en el proyecto de la extensión de la Línea de Oro del Metro por varios años. Con la línea finalmente inaugurada este fin de semana, aquí hay algunas observaciones de José acerca de la línea. La traducción [continue reading]
A few of the headlines hoovered up by the Metro library that caught my eye this morning: The Wilson Quarterly has a good article about bullet trains and the lack of them in the United States. An excerpt: This gap only widens in the rest of Amtrak’s 22,000-mile nationwide network. [continue reading]
At a recent meeting with the Eagle Rock Assn., Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar — who is also a member of the Metro Board of Directors — was asked for his views on the proposed tunnel to close the gap in the 710 freeway between the Alhambra-L.A. border and [continue reading]
I’ve long argued that when planning mass transit, the most important thing to many people — especially those who have the option to drive — is to make sure that mass transit is competitive time-wise with the car. That’s why I encourage all transit planners to read Lina Chung’s opinion [continue reading]
I posted yesterday that Metro staffers have released their recommendation that the future Crenshaw line be a light rail line that runs between Exposition Boulevard and the Green Line, with a key stop adjacent to LAX. The line is scheduled to open by 2018, according to the long-range plan recently [continue reading]
Veteran’s Day is tomorrow, but the official word out of One Gateway is that Metro bus and rail lines will be running on their normal weekday schedules. Timetables — albeit in slow-to-load and the often inconvenient pdf format — can be found on the Metro website by clicking here.
Just wanted to post a quick reminder about the public meetings for the downtown regional connector project — there’s one today at noon at the Central Library in downtown L.A. and a couple more later in the week. Here’s the info: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12-1:30 p.m., Los Angeles Central [continue reading]
As most of you know, the phrase “good news” is not often associated with the phrase “405 freeway.” But every so often, a ray of sunshine breaks through the gloom, tears and frustration. That was the case on Monday morning, when Caltrans opened the southbound carpool lane on the 405 [continue reading]
Metro staff have selected a preferred alternative for the future Crenshaw Boulevard transit project: a light rail line that begins at the Expo Line, goes south along Crenshaw and then follows an existing rail right-of-way through Inglewood to connect with the Green Line near LAX. A map of the alignment [continue reading]
