The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority is an independent agency that was set up to build the next phase of the light rail line from Pasadena to Azusa. The Authority last week released a letter to Metro about ongoing negotiations for a funding transfer agreement with the agency. [continue reading]
I posted recently about the new clock tower at the Gold Line’s Lake Avenue station. I didn’t have a pic at the time, but here’s one sent in by alert reader Ken Sterling. You might have guessed: the photo was not taken today. Also, here’s a link to a recent [continue reading]
The above headline was, in essence, the question posed by Joel Epstein in a column published last week at the Huffington Post. Epstein wrote: Why aren’t we asking the business and philanthropic community to help do their part by offering to pick up the tab on Metro station construction? With [continue reading]
The California State Assembly’s transportation committee held a hearing at Metro headquarters in Los Angeles on Friday, providing a chance for agency officials to say once again that state funding is necessary to keep buses and trains rolling. It was basically an informational hearing. Nothing was voted on or decided [continue reading]
One of our big hopes for The Source is to include reader email and feedback. It’s one thing for us to tell you what Metro is thinking — and it’s equally important in my view to hear what customers and taxpayers think of Metro. With that in mind, here’s our [continue reading]
The Los Angeles Times reported today that a Metrolink train failed to stop at a red signal last week on the San Bernardino line east of downtown, but that it stopped before reaching a stretch of tracks where there was an oncoming train. Several members of the Metrolink Board of [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy had a short item in his daily brief on Tuesday concerning a resolution under consideration by the L.A. City Council on the proposed tunnel to close the gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena: LA City Council IT&GA Committee Approves Resolution Opposing SR-710 Extension [continue reading]
Metro has announced significant service changes involving a dozen different routes — including some new routes and some that are being truncated or eliminated. The changes go into effect Sunday, Dec. 13. The full list is after the jump. There are also minor adjustments being made to several dozen other [continue reading]
Earlier this fall, former Caltrans district 7 chief Doug Failing left his long-time post to oversee Metro’s highways program. District 7 is a big-time job because it covers both Los Angeles and Ventura counties, meaning whoever is running the show has to cope with some of the nation’s heaviest traffic [continue reading]
A quick heads up for those who want to see the gears of government in action: The Assembly’s transportation committee will be holding a pair of hearings in early December on the future of transit in the state. One meeting is in Sacramento, the other is Dec. 4 at 9:30 [continue reading]
