Friendly reminder: there will be a live webcast beginning at 6:30 p.m. of the public hearing on Thursday for the Division Portal Widening and Turnback Facility Project. This is the project that speed up the turnaround time for subway trains at Union Station and help add capacity to the line — [continue reading]
The Metro Gold Line Tokyo/Arts District Station will be closed on Saturday, April 21 as work progresses on the Regional Connector Transit Project. While the station is closed, construction crews [continue reading]
As part of Metro’s efforts to use local funds to attract other money to build projects, the agency is applying for $1.4 billion from the state’s Transit and Intercity Rail [continue reading]
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]
(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]
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]
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]
UPDATE: The April 21-22 closure is cancelled and will be rescheduled to a future date. We will update as soon as we have more information. The Metro Gold Line Tokyo/Arts District Station will be closed on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22 as work progresses on the Regional Connector [continue reading]
First/last mile planning for the City of Inglewood is underway for the existing Green Line Crenshaw Station and future Crenshaw/LAX Line stations including: Fairview Heights, Downtown Inglewood, Westchester/Veterans, and Aviation/96th [continue reading]
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]
