The Metrolink Board of Directors this morning hired Metro Deputy CEO Stephanie Wiggins as Metrolink’s next CEO. Metrolink runs regional commuter rail across five counties — Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura with service also to Oceanside in San Diego County. Here is the statement on Stephanie’s hiring [continue reading]
Warming up… View this post on Instagram TOS, Transit Oriented 🌅 A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) on Dec 10, 2018 at 5:00pm PST Metro is excited to announce FAStops, a bus stop balancing project aimed to speed up your ride: https://t.co/lARilKP0Y5 pic.twitter.com/pMxMVdr2ZZ — Cincinnati Metro (@cincinnatimetro) December [continue reading]
On Saturday, Dec. 15 from open to 6 p.m., there will be no Gold Line train service to Highland Park Station and South Pasadena Station due to scheduled track maintenance. [continue reading]
Our last update on this topic was about six months ago, and thus it’s time for an update: •Purple Line from Union Station to Wilshire/Western – Cell service is now [continue reading]
The parking lot at the Blue Line Florence Station will be closed from Monday, Dec. 10 through Saturday, Dec. 15 for resurfacing improvements and lighting upgrades. Work activity is subject to weather conditions and may be extended through Dec. 24 if necessary. Please check posted signage for exact dates and [continue reading]
pdf here The final Board meeting of the year was a very long one, clocking in at six-plus hours and involving a wide variety of issues. Among the actions taken today: •The Board approved a plan to designate Metro’s rail and bus rapid transit lines with colors and letters in [continue reading]
Metro announced on Thursday that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC (ARTT), an action that formally begins the negotiations necessary to make a [continue reading]
UPDATE: All six closed stations will reopen at the start of service on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 20. *** As construction continues on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, additional work [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors’ final meeting for 2018 is Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Metro HQ adjacent to Union Station. As always, the meeting is open to the public and will also be livestreamed. The agenda with links to staff reports and presentations is above. Among the [continue reading]
pdf here Metro purchased Union Station in 2011 and since has been implementing or studying a variety of improvements to increase the facility’s capacity in terms of both trains and [continue reading]
