With the Purple Line Extension’s groundbreaking ceremony now behind us, Metro staff is seeking approval from the Metro Board of Directors to begin the process of purchasing 64 new subway cars for the Red and Purple Lines. The Metro Board is scheduled to consider the item at its meeting tomorrow. The [continue reading]
On Nov. 18, Metro is hosting an event to launch the Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise (DVBE) Program, a new program aimed at expanding contracting opportunities for businesses owned by disabled [continue reading]
Below is the news release from the Urban Land Institute — Metro Deputy CEO Lindy Lee will be giving the opening keynote speech and the event features L.A. Mayor and Metro Board Member Eric Garcetti. Video from last year’s event is above. The Art of Go: Mayor Eric Garcetti Joins [continue reading]
With Halloween over and Thanksgiving ahead, the five Metro Service Councils will be conducting their November meetings at their normal times and locations. The San Fernando Valley Service Council will once again be the first to hold a meeting, with two new representatives joining the Council. All of the Service [continue reading]
As many of you know, the draft environmental study for the Eastside Gold Line Transit Corridor Phase 2 project was released in August. Among the study alternatives being considered are extending the Eastside Gold Line from East Los Angeles to South El Monte and/or Whittier, as well as the Transportation System Management [continue reading]
From Metro’s TAP staff some good news: The TAP network continues to grow with its newest addition, Palos Verdes Transit. Today PV Transit’s entire bus fleet went “live,” giving their riders another convenient option to pay their fare. Instead of handling cash and tokens, now riders can tap their valid [continue reading]
The city of Santa Clarita held a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning to celebrate the completion of the McBean Bridge Widening and Bike Path Project. The project was funded with $3.775 million through Metro’s 2009 Call for Projects. The city contributed $3.088 million. The McBean Bridge Widening and Bike Path Project [continue reading]
Our friends at Zocalo Public Square have been all over transportation issues this year. That trend continues Monday night at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles (317 S. Broadway). Here’s the description from Zocalo: For a century, the hearts of Angelenos have belonged to cars and to flying machines, [continue reading]
The City of La Cañada Flintridge held a sound wall dedication ceremony yesterday to celebrate the completion of three sound wall segments in the Arroyo Verdugo subregion along the I-210 freeway. The project cost $4.813 million and 95 percent of the funding was provided by Measure R. The sound walls will provide noise mitigation [continue reading]
Earlier this month, the University of Minnesota released a study that found that the Los Angeles metro area ranks third behind New York and San Francisco when it comes to the number of jobs reachable by transit within an hour’s time. The study looked at 46 of the 50 largest metro [continue reading]
