Can public transit and TNCs get along?
In the wilds of Los Angeles County transportation, Metro and transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Lyft and Uber have a complex relationship. The data (here, here and here) suggests [continue reading]
Leading the way for a greener LA — Metro Board adopts 2019 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
The 2019 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) outlines how Metro is both fighting climate change and preparing for a changing climate. The CAAP sets goals and identifies ways the [continue reading]
NoHo to Pasadena BRT Project community open house to be held on Aug. 7
Metro has extended the scoping period for public comment on the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Project (BRT) to August 15. We are also holding a community open [continue reading]
Preview of July’s Metro Board of Directors meeting
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors will hold its July meeting this Thursday at 10 a.m. at Metro headquarters adjacent to Union Station in downtown L.A. As always, the meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed here. Please note the 10 a.m. start, which is new [continue reading]
More refined concepts and early cost estimates are released for Sepulveda Transit Corridor
Metro staff continue to refine the concepts for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project that will build a heavy rail line or monorail between the Van Nuys Metrolink Station in the [continue reading]
Eno Center for Transportation releases report on passage of Measure M
The Eno Center for Transportation, an independent transportation think tank, has released a paper that offers lessons from Measure M, Metro’s 2016 sales tax initiative that was approved by 71.15 percent of Los Angeles County voters. The paper is part of a multi-year Eno initiative to comprehensively catalog, analyze and [continue reading]
Fresh off the presses: Metro’s 2019 Innovation Portfolio
pdf here Metro’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation recently published Metro’s 2019 Innovation Portfolio – Transforming Ideas into Improvements. The report highlights 17 innovative projects developed through the Unsolicited Proposal process [continue reading]
Help shape Our Next LA
In the first phase of Our Next LA, we have identified five broad categories that people would like to see for future transportation in Los Angeles County. Let us know [continue reading]
Metro receives new allocation of $100 million from the Federal Transit Administration for section three of Purple Line Extension
Metro has received a new allocation of $100 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the third and final section of the Metro Purple Line Extension Project to Westwood/VA [continue reading]
Actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at their June meeting
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors held their meeting for June last week. Here’s a recording of the live-stream. Among actions taken: •The Board certified the Final Environmental Impact for the Link Union Station project, which aims to build new run-through tracks that will allow Metrolink and Amtrak trains [continue reading]