In January 2017, Metro received an Unsolicited Proposal from Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) Community Development Corporation for a joint development at the Vermont/Santa Monica Station. After completing a review [continue reading]
Back in June, the Purple Line Extension Section 2 team unveiled the winning names and artwork for the tunnel boring machines that will be digging the twin tunnels between Beverly [continue reading]
The California Transportation Commission will be holding a hearing to receive public comment on Metro’s proposed I-105 ExpressLanes Project, which is studying the possible implementation of ExpressLanes on the 105 between the 405 and 605 freeways. The hearing will be held: Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 6 p.m.* St. Francis Medical [continue reading]
Dept. of Self-Betterment: Lots of news below as I’m in catch-up mode. But first, let’s talk about Friday the 13th, specifically the afternoon commute that included major Gold Line delays (overhead wires issue, part II) and two break-downs on the Expo Line. It was a rough day/week on our end, [continue reading]
An update is going to the Metro Board of Directors on the West Santa Ana light rail project. As part of the project’s environmental studies, staff is studying two Initial [continue reading]
pdf here As part of Metro’s efforts to reduce traffic and improve mobility, the agency’s Board of Directors this month will consider awarding two contracts to conduct the agency’s Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study. Here are the staff report and attachments. One contract is for almost $3.1 million with WSP USA, [continue reading]
Weeknight rail service will be suspended between Anaheim St. and Pacific Ave. stations from Tuesday, Sept. 17 through Monday, Sep. 30 as beautification work takes place in the Long Beach area. [continue reading]
Pile installation to create the support structure for the Wilshire/Rodeo station on the Purple Line Extension’s second section is expected to begin on September 23. When it comes to subway [continue reading]
This is the story of how it took three years to do something very simple in government — and lessons learned. When Metro launched the Unsolicited Proposal Policy in February 2016, the newly founded Office of Extraordinary Innovation was keen on executing pilot projects to enhance the customer experience. Around [continue reading]
Over the past few weeks, L.A. Metro has taken major steps to deploy an innovative partnership model to design and deliver the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. This corridor is one of [continue reading]
