The following post originally appeared on El Pasajero, Metro’s Spanish-language blog. It has been translated and edited for posting on The Source. The post in Spanish is here. Sheriff’s deputies increased patrols and surveillance of Blue and Green line trains earlier this month due to persistent complaints from riders about [continue reading]
The Board of Directors’ Measure R Delivery Committee voted 2 to 1 on Thursday for a motion by Board member Mark Ridley-Thomas that seeks to add a Leimart Park station for the Crenshaw/LAX Line and also underground a portion of the line from 48th to 59th streets. The committee vote [continue reading]
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has become the poster child for “Gov 2.0”. His blog, Fast Lane, is one of the top government blogs according to Juggle.com. In addition, he’s got a Twitter account with over 16,800 followers and a Facebook profile with over 6,500 fans. Not bad for [continue reading]
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has just launched a new campaign to drum up support for public transit. It’s called “I <3 Transit” and participating couldn’t be any easier. Just text TRANSIT to 86677 to vouch for your love of transit. The larger goal is to use the results [continue reading]
The popular radio program hosted by Warren Olney on 89.9 FM will look at the situation with the sale of Prop 1B funds tonight at 7 p.m. David Yale, the deputy executive officer for countywide planning at Metro, will be the guest. Listen here at 7 p.m. (with the “on [continue reading]
Major road and transit projects such as phase one of the Expo Line, the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project and the Orange Line busway extension could lose critical funding if the state fails to sell Prop 1B infrastructure bonds this year, according to a Metro staff report. The problem, in [continue reading]
Metro tonight will become the new owner of Union Station, 38 acres of land around the station and the development rights associated with that land in the $75-million deal. The next step will be developing a master plan for the station. Here’s the details: Metro will this evening assume possession [continue reading]
This is the third story in our series examining how L.A. County’s 30/10 financing model — and its national counterpart America Fast Forward — could help other cities around the country. In 1998, change was afoot in North Carolina. In Mecklenburg County — home to Charlotte, the state’s largest city [continue reading]
The overall numbers are below. As you can see, ridership has decreased in the past two years by about 3.7 percent and we’re not yet seeing a bump because of high gas prices. Reasons? There is no definitive answer — it’s likely a combination of factors, including high local unemployment [continue reading]
The group Breath California of Los Angeles County held a panel discussion last week that focused on transportation’s role in reducing air pollution. I thought a few points were made worth sharing: •The moderator, Neal Richman, the director of programs and advocacy for Breathe LA, said right off the top [continue reading]
