Some good news before the holidays: the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Proejct’s Business Solution Center is opening tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 19) at the Los Angeles Urban League location of 3450 Mount Vernon Drive (see above map). An open house will be held next month when the Business Solution Center’s website will also premiere. [continue reading]
Our friends at Zocalo held a forum last night on an oft-discussed subject in the Southland: is traffic here to stay or can something be done to take edge off and make L.A. more a world class place? The forum one in a series of forums that Zocalo and Metro have [continue reading]
Long-time Santa Monica Council Member and Metro Board Member Pam O’Connor has been appointed to a California Transportation Commission task force exploring milage-based user fees in the state. California and the federal government currently raise money for transportation projects by taxing each gallon of gasoline that motorists purchase. The problem is twofold: no one [continue reading]
Freshly posted to the Big Blue Bus website: TAP is coming to Santa Monica Big Blue Bus! Starting March 2015, you can pay with Stored Value, an EZ transit pass on [continue reading]
With numerous major transit and highway projects under construction — including five rail projects — Metro created the above graphics. I think these are very useful for those interested in project [continue reading]
The Metro Board held their final meeting of 2014 this morning; audio of the meeting can be heard by clicking here. It was a short agenda with three receive-and-file items (in other words, items that serve as reports and don’t require a Board vote) on areas of reader interest: •The Board received [continue reading]
A media event was held outside Metro headquarters this morning to celebrate the recent agreement that will result in Kinkisharyo keeping and expanding a facility to assemble new light rail cars for Metro’s Blue, Expo and Gold Lines. Below is the news release from the office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: The Mayor [continue reading]
Above is the agenda for the final Board meeting of 2014, which just began a few minutes ago. You can also listen to the meeting online by clicking here or by listening over the phone by dialing 213-922-6045. I’ll post any interestingness that develops from the meeting on Metro’s Twitter account and [continue reading]
Last month, all five Service Councils voted on whether or not to hold a meeting in December since the Metro Board of Directors normally does not hold meetings that month (although this year there will be a Board meeting on December 4). The Gateway Cities, San Gabriel Valley and the [continue reading]
The TAP network continues to grow with its newest addition on Monday, the Monterey Park Spirit Bus. Instead of handling cash and tokens, now riders can tap their valid TAP card on the validator when boarding. TAP officials say they will continue to add local bus systems in Los Angeles [continue reading]
