First, this caution: there are zero proposals on the table at the moment to change fares or the fare structure at Metro. That said, Metro staff have released a new report looking at different fare structures at other transit agencies and how they may work or not work for Metro. [continue reading]
Since 1985, bus speeds across Los Angeles County have dropped 10 percent due to increasing traffic. As a result Metro and other stakeholders — including both the city and county of Los Angeles — have formed a group called the Los Angeles County Bus Speed and Street Design Improvement Plan. [continue reading]
This one appears to have been a blowout, with the yes votes holding a huge lead over the no votes almost as soon as the voting began. (Here’s the link to the original post). Can’t say I’m really shocked. For one, The Source is on a website run by a [continue reading]
The Bus Riders Union recently sent a letter to Rep. Grace Napolitano alleging that Metro would have to drastically cut future bus service because the agency did not have the money to operate new projects that are part of the 30/10 Initiative. As many of you know, the 30/10 Initiative [continue reading]
We had a lot of posts on The Source today, so I wanted to re-post the poll in case anyone missed it. Here’s a link to our earlier post providing more info on the subway vs. traffic issue. Thanks to everyone for reading and the thoughtful comments. Have a great [continue reading]
photo by Darrell Clarke, Friends 4 Expo Tracks were laid across Farmdale Avenue on Thursday. A new station for Farmdale — which is adjacent to Dorsey High — was just approved by the state this summer, the final obstacle to completing phase I of the project. Rails are in place [continue reading]
I wanted to circle back to last week’s story in the L.A. Times about the release of the draft environmental impact statement/report for the Westside Subway Extension. In short, the story reported — correctly — that according to the study, the subway would barely reduce traffic in Los Angeles County [continue reading]
As part of the El Monte Station reconstruction project, all bus service will be moved from the existing bus terminal to a new temporary terminal beginning Sunday, September 12. The new temporary terminal includes 20 bus bays and is located near the intersection of Santa Anita and Ramona. The temporary [continue reading]
The nonprofit group Calpirg held a small rally this morning at the Wilshire/Western subway and bus stop to support Metro’s 30/10 Initiative. Members of the group also produced a list of 320 local businesses that support 30/10. Attentive Source readers can say it in their sleep: the 30/10 plan seeks [continue reading]
I was in San Francisco recently wandering around the Duboce Triangle neighborhood west of downtown. One of the Muni’s light rail lines runs through the area and I couldn’t help but notice that within a two-block stretch it hit what would likely be the perfect trifecta of controversy here in [continue reading]
