Metro and Los Angeles County staff are proposing to enter a six-month negotiating period with the developer Watt Companies to build 492 residential units and about 47,500 square feet of [continue reading]
Metro will hold a public hearing in November to receive community input on proposed modifications to Metro’s Line 177. Approved changes could become effective December 10, 2017, or later. Line 177 is a peak directional service that currently travels one direction in the morning and the opposite direction in the [continue reading]
This was originally posted by the Metropolitan Council, the planning agency for the Minneapolis-St. Paul region in Minnesota. With Veteran’s Day approaching, it’s certainly on topic. And the woman in the video mentions something I think is great — in the Twin Cities, veteran’s with a service-related disability ride for [continue reading]
As you’ve likely heard, the Summer Olympics and Paralympics are coming to the Los Angeles region in 2028. Many people have asked what our transit system might look like 11 [continue reading]
The temperature is starting to drop and winter is approaching. Come join us and learn all about Metro’s regional projects and programs. Rain or shine, all Service Councils will meet in November; each will receive the NextGen Outreach Plan Update (Bus Restructuring Study), June 2017 Service Changes Update & December [continue reading]
This morning at Union Station. Photo: Metrolink. And some good historical pics, including a few (the black and white ones) from opening day back in October of 1992: The press [continue reading]
Pdf here The Metro Board of Directors are meeting today at Metro headquarters adjacent to Union Station. The agenda with links to staff reports is above. You can listen online here. •The Board approved the consent items. Item 36 was moved to the non-consent agenda and approved. •The Board approved [continue reading]
One of the agency’s most intriguing projects — Metro MicroTransit — takes a nice step forward today when at 2 p.m. Pacific time, Metro releases its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the pilot program on our Vendor Portal. MicroTransit is basically a small vehicle that you can order (like you would [continue reading]
Three slides from the report. On the third slide, it’s worth noting that the way GHG emissions are calculated changed after 2014. The drop in GHG emissions occurred but was [continue reading]
Pdf for download and printing here UPDATE, OCT. 26: At their monthly meeting, the Metro Board approved going forward with all-door boarding on both lines. *** The earlier Source post: Metro staff is proposing to expand all-door boarding next year to two of the system’s busiest bus lines – the [continue reading]
