The Board of Directors of Metro meet on Thursday and will consider opening a new set of studies on how to improve traffic on the 710 gap between Alhambra and Pasadena and whether the agency should support Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative to secure federal funds to fast-track [continue reading]
The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project contractor plans to begin clearing and grubbing work in the southbound I-405 freeway on and off-ramp loops north and south of Wilshire Boulevard starting the week of April 26. In preparation for this work, the southbound I-405 to Wilshire Boulevard on and off-ramps will [continue reading]
Just a reminder: the new 266-space garage at the terminus of the Gold Line Eastside Extension opened this morning. Here’s a recent post. Parking is free and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The end of the Gold Line is a stone’s throw from the 60 freeway for commuters [continue reading]
Looking to solve one of the region’s most vexing freeway problems, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors will consider next week launching a new round of environmental studies on how best to improve traffic caused by the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena. The initial [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative got its first two hearings before the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Wednesday: The planning committee approved the initiative 3 to 0 with one abstention and the finance committee didn’t vote, requesting that agency staff answer some questions about the initiative. [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy testified before a subcommittee in the House of Representatives on Wednesday morning in Washington and urged support for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 30/10 initiative. The mayor’s plan proposes to build a dozen mass transit projects — all of which receive funding from the Measure R [continue reading]
As we mentioned last week, yesterday was the official groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of the MacArthur Park Metro Apartments. Here are a few clarifications and new tidbits on the project: Phase 1 is actually being built one block east of the Westlake/MacArthur Park Red/Purple Line Station – between [continue reading]
Here’s an interesting little factoid: Did you you know the El Monte bus station is the busiest bus station west of Chicago? As part of the ExpressLanes project that will convert the carpool lanes on parts of the 10 and 110 freeways into toll lanes, the El Monte bus station [continue reading]
The Westside Subway Extension team is holding another round of public meetings beginning tonight to update the community on the draft environmental impact report being prepared for the line. Tonight’s meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; click here for the schedule for all [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa first proposed his 30/10 initiative last fall, proposing to build 12 mass transit projects to be heavily funded by the Measure R sales tax in the next 10 years instead of the next 30. The gist of the mayor’s plan is to secure federal hope [continue reading]
