Business Interruption Fund spotlight: Shabu Shabu House
Shabu Shabu House is located in the Little Tokyo area of the Regional Connector. It was established in 1990 within the Japanese Village Plaza and is owned and operated by [continue reading]
L.A. Metro shares keys to success of Measure M vote
(pdf here) Metro today released a new report titled “How to Pass a Mega Transportation Measure” to provide lessons learned to transportation agencies and other stakeholders considering pursuit of a ballot measure to increase local transportation funding. In Nov. 2016, Metro’s Measure M was approved by 71.15 percent of Los [continue reading]
Actions taken by Metro Board today
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors held their May meeting today. The full agenda is above and below is a recap of some of the more interesting items. The webstream should be posted in the next day or so and I’ll add the link when it’s up. Hopefully that [continue reading]
Metro Board OKs further study of two northern routes for Artesia to DTLA light rail
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors approved further study of two alignments in downtown Los Angeles for a 20-mile light rail line to run between Artesia and DTLA, known [continue reading]
Closure of Constellation in Century City for Purple Line Extension work
UPDATE, September 18 – This closure is expected to begin Friday, September 21, 2018. UPDATE, July 25 – This closure has been postponed. During excavation and relocation of underground utilities, [continue reading]
SB 1, transit ridership in the U.S., Arts District Station: HWR, May 18
Dept. of Transportation Funding Mobility 21 held a press event and workshop on Friday morning at Union Station to discuss the importance of Senate Bill 1, the legislation that raised [continue reading]
Metro receives 26 percent of statewide SB-1 gas tax funding
We posted a couple weeks ago about the California Transportation Commission’s staff recommendations for state grant funding to Metro. It’s now official, with the CTC having voted to approve the [continue reading]
Opinions — everyone’s got a few, traffic versus U2; HWR, May 16
Art of Transit View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) Well, I certainly enjoyed by journey to Chavez Ravine on Friday night. Then again, attentive readers know I can’t help where I was born. FWIW, Los Rojos have returned to their losing ways since [continue reading]
Metro Board to consider contract with firm to further plan and design L.A. River Bike Path Gap Closure Project
Metro staff are recommending a $45.9-million contract with CH2M Hill, Inc., to perform the environmental studies and design work for the Los Angeles River Bike Path Gap Closure Project. The Metro [continue reading]
Metrolink now offers daily service to Hollywood Burbank Airport
Metrolink now offers daily service to the Hollywood Burbank Airport via the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line. There will be 14 trains running each direction Monday through Friday, and six trains [continue reading]