Here are our selections this week: Joel Epstein, West L.A. – Why You Ride “Save money, reduce my carbon footprint, reduce stress, leave the driving to someone who is better at it then me, and of course because solo drivers are the root of all evil and the cause of [continue reading]
Here’s some more Expo Line eye candy: watch as Metro staff roll out the first light rail vehicle on to tracks for testing. The train is pulled by a “high-rail” vehicle – basically a big truck fitted with steel wheels – as there is currently no power flowing through the [continue reading]
photos by Jose Ubaldo/Metro Here are a few more photos of the Expo Line testing that began Monday morning along the Flower Street part of the alignment. Testing will be ongoing throughout the week. Here’s an earlier news release. There are also some nice photos at the Friends 4 Expo [continue reading]
Here’s the official reminder, courtesy of Metro’s community relations staff: Councilwoman Jan Perry (Los Angeles City Council District 9) and Metro invite you to a community meeting and workshop on proposed improvements at Adams Boulevard, including a new pedestrian plaza across the I-110 freeway just north of Adams Blvd., in [continue reading]
photo by Jose Ubaldo/Metro Metro Rail vehicles took to the new Expo Line tracks for the first time early Monday morning. In the above photo, the vehicles — which were towed by a truck — sit at the new station at 23rd and Flower streets. More testing will continue throughout [continue reading]
The news release, which follows, was just posted this evening by Metro. We’ll have photos tomorrow on The Source. Public urged to watch for trains and be safe Metro Monday Will Begin Train Testing On New Expo Light Rail Line On Monday morning, Metro will begin testing a train car [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Villaraigosa and Boxer are joined by GOP and business leaders in call for more federal transportation money (Los Angeles Times) Which Way [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — who also serves on the Metro Board of Directors — is in Washington D.C. today for a news conference to promote the America Fast Forward plan. As many Metro customers are aware, it takes time — often years and years of time — to [continue reading]
Work continues on the draft environmental study of extending the Green Line from Redondo Beach to a new transit center in Torrance, as well as other possible options for improving transportation in the South Bay area. Here’s the news release on the next round of community meetings, which begin April [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is in Washington D.C. today to push the 30/10 Initiative, which is getting a new name for its national push: America Fast Forward. L.A. Times columnist Tim Rutten uses the occasion to praise the plan to use federal financing to accelerate the construction of Measure [continue reading]
