For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Today’s Service Alerts Red/Purple Line Due to ongoing inspection of rail cars, some subway trains on the Red and Purple lines may be shorter [continue reading]
UPDATE, FRIDAY, 5 P.M. — I added information after the jump about two other issues not included in the original version of this post. In addition to the bus service changes and cuts I posted about earlier, here are some other items of interest the Board of Directors of Metro [continue reading]
The Board of Directors voted this morning on service changes and cuts that would reduce Metro’s bus service by about 3.7 percent. The cuts include the elimination of five Rapid bus lines — the 711, 714, 715, 753 and 920 — although local service will be enhanced. Here’s the staff [continue reading]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [continue reading]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [continue reading]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, and, to his left, Supervisors Gloria Molina and Mark Ridley-Thomas, join officials – including Metro CEO Art Leahy, State Assemblyman Mike Eng, Duarte City Councilman John Fasana, El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero, Arcadia City Councilman Roger Chandler, FTA Team Leader Ray Tellis and Caltrans [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. $9 Billion Subway-to-Sea Rip-off (L.A. Weekly) L.A. Weekly is the latest local newspaper to report on the finding revealed in the environmental [continue reading]
photo by Yuxuan Wang, via Flickr This photo of traffic on the 3rd Ring Road in Beijing is intimidating to look at — can’t imagine driving it. Attentive readers will recall that Beijing officials and Metro are working together on developing transit — and this photo definitely shows what we [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. View Metro Daily Transit Forecast in a larger map Red/Purple Line Due to ongoing inspection of rail cars, some subway trains on the Red [continue reading]
Just a quick heads up: The Urban Lands Institute is holding an event tomorrow in Anaheim looking at development opportunities along the route proposed for the California High-Speed Rail project. It’s open to the public. Details after the jump.
