Business Interruption Fund spotlight: Pita Kitchen
Photos by Juan Ocampo for Metro Pita Kitchen is located along Section 1 of the Purple Line Extension at the Wilshire Crescent Plaza. It opened in 2013 and is owned [continue reading]
Metro holding ‘Think You Can Solve Traffic Forum’ on Dec. 4
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]
Crenshaw/LAX Line opening likely to be in mid-2020, Metro announces
Metro has a better idea of the timeframe for opening the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Metro CEO Phillip A. Washington announced on Thursday at the agency Board’s Executive Management Committee meeting that some elements of work on the project are taking longer than expected due to complexities out of Metro’s control, meaning the [continue reading]
Construction Authority releases plan to build Gold Line extension in two phases
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority has released a plan to build the Gold Line Extension to Montclair in two phases due to the current trend in rising construction costs. The plan would build the first phase of Gold Line to La Verne at least two years ahead of schedule [continue reading]
Metro staff recommends using colors with letters to designate rail and bus rapid transit lines
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]
Metro Bike Share adding electric bikes to downtown fleet as part of test program
In order to make biking easier for some customers, Metro Bike Share is adding 10 electric bikes to its fleet beginning today — with those bikes mixed into the Metro [continue reading]
Long-range plan survey: what are your mobility priorities?
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]
Join the Movement, Election Day rides, the morality of robot cars: HWR, Nov. 5
Check out Metro’s new “Join the Movement” ad, which you may also see on television this week. The spot is part of a broader campaign designed to get people thinking [continue reading]
Actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors today
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]
Open Houses to be held in November for Los Angeles River Path project
Three community open houses will take place in November to receive the community’s input on the early conceptual designs for the Los Angeles River Path project. The open houses are [continue reading]