December is here, which means new bus schedules are coming soon, and a new year is right around the corner. Only the San Fernando Valley and Gateway Service Councils will meet in December; the other Service Councils will go dark until January. Both will receive the FY19 Q1 Station Evaluation [continue reading]
pdf of presentation here and report with all attachments Over the past several months, Metro staff and the Metro Board have been considering an operations plan for the Crenshaw/LAX Line [continue reading]
Embed from Getty Images Members of the public and private firms are invited to attend a Think You Can Solve Traffic Forum that Metro’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation is holding on December [continue reading]
Metro staff are recommending changing the names of Metro Rail and Bus Rapid Transit Lines to colors with letters to accommodate a growing system and make our rail and bus [continue reading]
As some of you may be aware, Metro is in the midst of updating its Long Range Transportation Plan. In plain English, this is Metro’s financial blueprint for the coming [continue reading]
pdf here Among the actions taken by the Metro Board on Thursday: •The Board approved offering free rides on Metro buses and trains on Election Day, Nov. 6. Staff report and Source post. •The Board approved the Final Environmental Report Report for the Division 20 Portal Widening and Turnback Facility [continue reading]
pdf here What should the Metro Bus network look like in the future? The agency’s ongoing NextGen Study has been underway for a year and is Metro’s attempt to restructure and reimagine its bus network, with changes aimed to begin late next year. Metro staff have issued a new report [continue reading]
Metro today broke ground on the Metro Orange Line Improvements Project, which will improve bus speeds and safety, and prepare the bus rapid transit line in the San Fernando Valley for a future conversion to light rail. Metro has initiated preliminary engineering and has begun taking soil samples near the [continue reading]
Borja Leon started working in City Hall the same time that I did in 2005. He was working as Deputy Mayor of transportation for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and I was [continue reading]
The P865 light rail cars have been in service since 1990, when the Blue Line opened between downtown Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles. The Blue Line was the first [continue reading]
