2017 in review: our top 10 Metro storylines for the past year
Check it out: an end of the year list that actually arrives at the very end of the year! Instead of listing every single thing that happened at Metro this [continue reading]
Council to receive update on Orange Line and Warner Center bus service
This is an update on a proposal we posted about earlier this year: to replace direct Orange Line service to Warner Center with a circulator running between Canoga Station and Warner Center. The shuttle would make multiple stops whereas the Orange Line now has one stop in Warner Center. A Reseda [continue reading]
Metro receives unsolicited proposal for Vermont bus rapid transit project
Metro has received an unsolicited proposal from AECOM and John Laing to bring advanced mobility technologies and next generation bus rapid transit to the Vermont Avenue Transit Corridor through a public-private partnership (P3). Additionally, the proposal could result in early delivery of this critical Measure M project. This is the [continue reading]
Maintenance Diaries: meet Sergio Perez, wheelchair ramp mechanic out of Division 9
Learn about some of the work performed throughout our system to keep it in a state of good repair with the Maintenance Diaries. In this installment, we meet Sergio Perez, [continue reading]
TSA and Metro test explosive device detection unit at 7th/Metro this week
As I’m sure many of you are aware, a man with a pipe bomb strapped to his body attacked the New York subway system on Monday. Thankfully, no one was [continue reading]
Metro needs applicants for two vacant positions on Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee
Metro is searching for two individuals to serve on the Measure M Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee to help provide government accountability and transparency for county residents and taxpayers. An essential part of the process is to organize the seven-member oversight committee that will monitor Measure M. The Metro Board formally [continue reading]
Preview of December Service Council meetings
Due to the holiday season, most of the Service Councils decided to go dark in December; however, the South Bay Service Council and the San Gabriel Service Council will meet. Both Councils will meet at their regular times, dates and locations. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend and [continue reading]
Metro considers proposal to rename Pico Station
Metro is considering a request to rename an existing light rail station on the system: •Changing the name of “Pico Station” on the Blue and Expo Lines in downtown L.A. to the “South Park/LA Live Station.” The station at Pico and Flower streets is in the South Park neighborhood in [continue reading]
New video: take an aerial tour of the Gold Line extension to Claremont and Montclair
Nice new video from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency planning and building the 12.3-mile project that will bring the Gold Line east to Glendora, San Dimas, [continue reading]
Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors
(Metro website and pdf for download) The final Metro Board of Directors’ meeting of the year has come and gone. Don’t fret: they’ll be back on Jan. 25, 2018! 🙂 The full meeting agenda is above along with links to staff reports on each item. Here’s the official recap. Among [continue reading]