The American Public Transportation Assn. helped organize a practicum – that is, discussion – on high-speed rail in Los Angeles on Thursday. The idea was to bring together some experts and state officials to discuss the challenges of building high-speed rail both here in California and other states now that [continue reading]
Metro planning officials last year rejiggered the Regional Downtown Connector so that tracks would go under Alameda in Little Tokyo rather than across it. Many area residents and businesses complained that a street-level crossing would disrupt traffic and commerce on a grand scale. The new under-Alameda concept, which adds an [continue reading]
As we posted earlier in today’s transportation headlines, things appear to be chugging along smoothly for the Foothill Extension of the Gold Line, which would extend the current Gold Line for 11.4 miles from Pasadena to Azusa with six new stations and some much-needed new parking. The Foothill Extension Construction [continue reading]
The Eastside Gold Line Extension just opened in November but planning continues on a possible extension of the extension to South El Monte or Whittier. Four public meetings are being held in late February to update residents on the planning process for the Eastside Transit Corridor project. At this point, [continue reading]
The Westside Subway Extension project is about to embark on some more seismic testing in the Century City area. The testing is scheduled for Feb. 15 to 18 and possibly Feb. 27. The testing will be done in the 1600 and 1700 blocks of Selby Avenue and on parts of [continue reading]
The Board of Directors of the Expo Line Construction Authority voted on Thursday evening to approve the final environmental impact report for the light rail line from Culver City to Santa Monica. The vote allows design and construction work of the line to go forward. The seven-mile, $1.5-billion line is [continue reading]
Metro’s contractor is scheduled to resume restriping activities tonight as part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project. Work will take place between Moraga Dr. and Getty Center Dr. Here’s the latest details about freeway lane and ramp closures from the I-405 project web page: As part of the pre-construction [continue reading]
The Metro employees planning the Downtown Regional Connector projects recently published their monthly update on the project, which I’ve cut and pasted below. The connector would tie together the two Gold Lines, the Blue Line and Expo Line so that passengers on all four lines can travel into the heart [continue reading]
Blue Line passengers be warned: due to Expo Line light rail construction, there are likely going to be delays in Blue Line service of up to 30 minutes over each of the next three weekends. In other words, it’s going to take up to 30 minutes longer for trains to [continue reading]
At 2 p.m. on Thursday at the County Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles, the second phase of the Expo Line light rail line faces a pivotal moment: the seven-member Board of Directors of the Expo Line Construction Authority are scheduled to vote to certify the final environmental impact [continue reading]
