Homelessness on Metro: HWR, April 9
As waves of homeless descend onto trains, L.A. tries a new strategy: social workers on the subway (LAT) As waves of homeless descend onto trains, L.A. tries a new strategy: [continue reading]
Introducing Metro’s Vision 2028 Plan
(pdf here) Metro staff on Friday released a draft of the Metro Vision 2028 Plan as part of a report to the agency’s Board of Directors. This is Metro’s big [continue reading]
Microtransit planning and design contracts to be considered by Metro Board
The Metro Board of Directors this month will consider three contracts totaling $885,247 with firms to partner with Metro to plan and design the agency’s much-anticipated MicroTransit Pilot Project (MTP). Here’s the Metro staff report. The proposed on-demand service line will allow Metro to transport customers in a small vehicle [continue reading]
Subway construction in Westwood
Westsiders will get their first taste of Purple Line Extension construction next week when Metro advance utility relocation (AUR) contractors begin setting up their staging area in the Caltrans yard at the intersection of [continue reading]
April Service Council meetings to feature FY19 Budget, NextGen Bus Study listening session
We’re changing it up a little at this month’s Service Council meetings – aside from the usual business of approving minutes and hearing brief updates on regional projects and events, each Council will serve as a forum for the public to receive an overview of Metro’s 2019 fiscal year budget [continue reading]
Upcoming Supplemental Alternative Analysis community meetings for Green Line Extension to Torrance
Metro will hold three community meetings later this month to discuss the current alternatives for a project that proposes to extend the Green Line for 4.6 miles from Redondo Beach [continue reading]
Reminder: Telephone Town Halls on April 4 & 5 to discuss NextGen Bus Study
Reminder: Metro will host two live, interactive telephone town hall meetings from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 4 and Thursday, April 5, to talk about Metro’s NextGen Bus [continue reading]
Community Workshops in April for joint development at Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards
We posted in November about a proposed joint development adjacent to the Expo Line and future Crenshaw/LAX Line at the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards. Metro and Los Angeles [continue reading]
$482 million in state transportation funds awarded to Metro for several projects
pdf here This is wonky but significant: Metro announced today that it will receive $482 million from the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to help pay for a road safety project, a key transit project in the San Fernando Valley and a program to replace aging buses, as well as [continue reading]
Free rides on Earth Day, April 22!
Quite frankly, I’m thrilled about this. The Metro Board of Directors today approved a motion by L.A. Mayor and Board Chair Eric Garcetti to offer free rides on Earth Day [continue reading]