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]
Business Interruption Fund spotlight: Footland Sports
Footland Sports is located along the Little Tokyo area of the Regional Connector. It was established by Shawn Zadeh in 1993 within Japanese Village Plaza. Footland Sports generates revenue from [continue reading]
Update on effort to restructure Metro Bus system: more short trips could yield more riders
pdf here What should the Metro Bus network look like in the future? The agency’s ongoing NextGen Study has been underway for a year and is Metro’s attempt to restructure and reimagine its bus network, with changes aimed to begin late next year. Metro staff have issued a new report [continue reading]
After decades of talk, talk and more talk, subway tunneling began Monday for Purple Line subway extension
After several decades of talk and plans that never came to fruition, subway tunneling began Monday afternoon under Wilshire Boulevard for the Purple Line Extension project. The above video shows [continue reading]
Metro breaks ground on Orange Line Improvements Project
Metro today broke ground on the Metro Orange Line Improvements Project, which will improve bus speeds and safety, and prepare the bus rapid transit line in the San Fernando Valley for a future conversion to light rail. Metro has initiated preliminary engineering and has begun taking soil samples near the [continue reading]
New video: 360 degree views of future Wilshire/La Brea Station
Note: if you’re having trouble viewing the 360-degree video, make sure your browser supports HTML5. About 60 feet below the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea — far from public [continue reading]
Milwaukee, border rail, biters, Union Station: HWR, Oct. 10
Dept. of Baseball: An Astros-Dodgers World Series matchup is still very much on the table although I don’t think the Milwaukee Brewers will be an easy out. Games 3, 4 and 5 are in L.A. beginning Monday. Reminder: the Dodger Stadium Express offers freebie service from Union Station and Harbor [continue reading]