The Expo Line will be testing trains, traffic signals and train control systems this week between Vermont Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard from about 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. For the complete testing notice each weekday, click here [pdf].
This is probably a bit premature, given that the ExpressLanes project has targeted opening dates of late 2012 for the 110 freeway segment and early 2013 for the 10 freeway. But L.A. Streetsblog on Thursday had a good post about these charts about transponder fees, so I also wanted to [continue reading]
This week several online news sources have reported that the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) has filed a “Writ of Mandate” petition in Los Angeles Superior Court that seeks to require Metro to release documents on the Westside Subway Extension Project, as well as station location alternatives in the Century City area. The reason for [continue reading]
The report, issued Tuesday, concludes that Caltrans should oversee construction of the line and not the California High-Speed Rail Authority — the state agency set up to plan and build the project. “The Authority has been given a lot of autonomy, but we’re not convinced that it has looked out [continue reading]
Work continues this week on the Orange Line busway extension from the Chatsworth Metrolink station to the Canoga station. The above photo shows asphalt that was torn up in the Canoga station parking lot to make room for the busway and station platforms. Here’s the latest construction update. The parking [continue reading]
The Connector will link the Gold Line to the Blue Line and the future Expo Line so that passengers can travel through downtown without having to transfer. Here’s the latest news release from Metro, which is planning the line: Over the next two weeks, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation [continue reading]
Beginning Sunday, May 8, Metro customers will be able to use the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center adjacent to the Metro Blue Line Compton Station. The new transit center will have eight new bus bays and will allow easy and safe access to the rail station. Metro Bus lines 51, [continue reading]
At the time the Gold Line to East Los Angeles opened in 2009, the Metro Board of Directors asked about the possibility of installing crossing gates at some intersections along the light rail corridor. Metro officials say such gates may “increase awareness” of trains for both motorists and pedestrians. On [continue reading]
Over at the Engineering News Record, former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz took to his transportation blog to extol the benefits of America Fast Forward. A lot of the issues he touches on will be familiar to Source readers. Here’s an excerpt from the piece in which Schwartz [continue reading]
Metro is today releasing its budget [pdf] for the coming 2011-12 fiscal year. The highlights, in short: •The budget is $4.145 billion, which is 6.3 percent higher than last year, mostly due to more spending on Measure R projects. •Metro CEO Art Leahy is proposing to lower day passes from [continue reading]
