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. MTA to choose routes for Westside subway, downtown light-rail connector (L.A. Times) The Times takes a look at the big infrastructure decisions [continue reading]
Attentive readers already know that Thursday’s meeting of the Board of Directors is an important one. The Board is scheduled to select a route for both the Westside Subway Extension and the Regional Connector and to vote on launching final environmental studies for both projects. The studies are required by [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. Does transit result in more cars? (Northeastern University Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy) With rail transit expanding across the country, [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. More federal money for California’s bullet train (L.A. Times) The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing $731 million for the project to [continue reading]
Metro has closed access to the Metro Gold Line Soto Station in Boyle Heights due to a major traffic accident at E. 1st St and Soto Ave. in Boyle Heights. The accident, which did not involve Metro trains, occurred on surface streets near the entrance to the Soto Station. Emergency [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. A growing-disconnect on a better connected L.A. (L.A. Times) Architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne poses this question: for all the signs that Angelenos [continue reading]
Metro buses stood sentry along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Los Angeles as a fleet of presidential helicopters escorting President Obama in Marine One landed at the Sports Arena on Oct. 22, 2010. The buses formed an urban barricade as a safety measure directed by the Secret Service and [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. The Senate’s Livable Communities Act — all carrot, no stick? (MetropolisMag.com) The bill, introduced by Sen. Dodd in 2009, has a lot [continue reading]
I’ve been hearing from readers asking the best way to get to Friday’s political rally at USC with President Barack Obama, as well as readers who want to know if their regular commutes will be impacted because of the rally. So, I want to emphasize this point: all bus routes [continue reading]
Los Angeles County Supervisor and MTA Board Chairman Don Knabe has issued this statement in remembrance of California State Senator Jenny Oropeza: It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our dear friend, former Board Member and State Senator Jenny Oropeza. Senator Oropeza was elected as the first Latina [continue reading]
