pdf and online agenda is here The Metro Board of Directors meets at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at Metro headquarters for its regular monthly meeting. The link for the livestream will appear here just before the meeting begins. Among some of the items the Board is scheduled to tackle: •Consideration [continue reading]
The service zones for Metro’s new pilot partnership with Via were expanded last week from the original six square miles to double or triple that — see the maps below. [continue reading]
SCAG — the regional planning agency for Southern California — is working on its Connect SoCal plan and has more than a dozen upcoming workshops around our region. From SCAG: Connect SoCal – The 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy is a long-range visioning plan that balances future mobility and [continue reading]
pdf here Three Metro community meetings were held earlier this month to introduce three potential alternatives for the L.A. River Path Project, which aims to fill the eight-mile gap in [continue reading]
Metro’s proposed $7.2-billion budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 fiscal year was released last week. As part of the normal review process, Metro CEO Phil Washington added bus service hours to the number that was posted online — from 7,019,376 to 7,094,376. Some points we want to make sure everyone understands: [continue reading]
May is here and spring carries on. The poppies continue to bloom, and the Service Councils continue to report. This month, all the Service Councils will receive cleanliness station evaluation reports for quarter three. The Gateway Cities and San Gabriel Valley will also receive an update on the Eastside Transit [continue reading]
As has become custom around the U.S., May is National Bike Month and a time to showcase the benefits of bicycling. Here are four: •Biking is great exercise. •Biking produces [continue reading]
Construction and station improvements on the south segment of the Blue Line are in the final stages. Though the Blue Line will remain out of service between 103rd St/Watts Towers [continue reading]
The project aims to fill the eight-mile gap in the L.A. River Bike Path between Elysian Valley and Maywood. This will get the path through downtown L.A. and will make [continue reading]
The Metro Board held its April meeting on Thursday. You can watch the meeting here. The agenda is above or pdf here. Among the actions taken yesterday: •The Board approved a receive-and-file on the aerial tram that a private firm proposes to fund, build and operate between Union Station and [continue reading]
