A Metro bus on the 92 line was hit by a pickup truck Monday evening in Echo Park about 9 p.m., according to Metro officials. Fourteen passengers were on the bus at the time of the accident and three were transported to the hospital with apparently minor injuries. A pickup [continue reading]
A reprieve of sorts: the work set to begin this evening on the northbound 405 freeway has been postponed due to rain in the forecast, according to Metro officials. That means that the first full closure of the freeway is now scheduled for early Thursday morning between the 10 freeway [continue reading]
The California Transit Assn., which represents transit agencies in the state, put out a scathing press release this morning criticizing the budget proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week for potentially ending state funding of public transit. Here’s a link to the release. Elected officials from many cities in Los [continue reading]
The Red Line subway stop at Universal has reopened after being shut down about 4:38 a.m. while the Los Angeles Police Department investigated a possible pipe bomb in a vehicle near one of the station’s elevators, according to Metro officials. The station reopened before 7 a.m. The LAPD apparently believed [continue reading]
Planning for the extension of the subway to Westwood takes a small step forward next week when that truck at the right — the minivb — will begin seismic testing for the subway project. The subway extension is set to receive more than $4 billion from the Measure R sales [continue reading]
Caltrans put out a press release Thursday with revised hours and locations for the night-time closures next week on the 405 freeway as part of the project to build a carpool lane between the Santa Monica Freeway and the Ventura Freeway. The release: CORRECTION Northbound I-405 FULL FREEWAY CLOSURES TO [continue reading]
If you’re thinking of driving to Pasadena for tonight’s BCS title game, just a reminder that light rail and shuttle service is available. Here are details from a post yesterday on The Source. One other tip: if you don’t want to deal with driving to Pasadena, you can park at [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from Caltrans, hot off the presses. The project involves building a carpool lane on the northbound 405 from the Santa Monica Freeway to the Ventura Freeway. The release: FULL FREEWAY CLOSURES TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK ON I-405 WEST LOS ANGELES – The California Department of Transportation [continue reading]
What 25 things would you do to improve L.A.? Marissa Gluck, in a fun piece at Modern Luxury, has her list that includes several ideas involving transportation. Among them: *More parking in popular retail districts. *No more stacked parking at the Hollywood Bowl. *A gondola along Mulholland Drive. *A funicular [continue reading]
As the subway extension is in the planning stages here, there are three tunneling projects underway in Manhattan — extending the No. 7 subway line, building the Second Avenue subway and building a connection for the Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Station. The above video, posted by the offfice [continue reading]
