Setting the stage for major federal funding to flow into Los Angeles, Senator Barbara Boxer today announced that the Obama Administration has endorsed the 30/10 Initiative to accelerate 12 regional transportation projects, with a pledge from the U.S. DOT to consider the 30/10 initiative in the next transportation reauthorization bill. [continue reading]
This just in. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer announced this afternoon that the 30/10 Initiative to speed 12 transportation projects in Los Angeles County has received the support of the Obama Administration and said FTA will take steps to accelerate consideration of Westside subway extension. More details to follow. Read the [continue reading]
Congresswoman Judy Chu, who represents California’s 32nd District, issued a release today showing her support the 30/10 Initiative: Washington, D.C.– Today Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) announced support of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LA County MTA’s 30/10 Initiative. The 30/10 program will take 12 transportation investment projects approved in the 30-year [continue reading]
The agency’s Board of Directors voted Thursday to launch a new round of studies to consider how to improve traffic in the area around the gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena. Here’s the link to the report on the issue by Metro staff. The studies will initially [continue reading]
We recently asked readers to send us your questions about TAP, the electronic fare cards used by Metro and several other transit agencies in Los Angeles County. We received several dozen inquiries, which we boiled down to the questions below. The answers were written by Fred and I, based on [continue reading]
A couple of weeks ago we asked Source readers if they had any interest in a different fare structure for Metro. As I wrote at the time, there is no proposal at this time to change Metro’s fare structure, but given concerns and/or questions over the July 1 fare increase, [continue reading]
This is sort of a back-to-the-future type post, with the emphasis on “back.” Attentive Source readers will recall the 1990s when electric car charging stations started popping up around California, the hope being that the state was on the verge of an electric car revolution. For a number of reasons [continue reading]
The Board of Directors of Metro meet on Thursday and they will be considering this interesting motion by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that asks the agency to develop a daily and weekly EZ Pass and develop a regional trip planner. The motion is in response to a recent string [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy announced today that Martha Welborne has been hired as the new chief planning officer for Metro. Welborne is an architect who has been working with the Zimmer Gunsul Frasca firm in Los Angeles (here’s the firm’s bio of her) and also has been serving as the [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy announced today that Lonnie Mitchell has been hired as Metro’s chief operating officer. Mitchell has been serving in that role since December. “Lonnie performed exceptionally well during that time period,” Leahy wrote in a memo to Metro staff. “I look forward to him working quickly to [continue reading]
