Go Metro to see dudes with horns lose to Rams
Let’s start by mentioning that the Minnesota Vikings — with a pricey new QB and supposedly good defense — got absolutely smoked at home by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. [continue reading]
Preview of September Metro Board of Directors meeting
The Metro Board meets on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Metro HQ for its regular monthly meeting. As usual, the meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed. A pdf of the agenda is here. Here are some of the more interesting items the Board will consider: •Direct [continue reading]
Pledge to take action on the first annual California Clean Air Day on Oct. 3
As you may or may not have heard, Southern California just saw its longest streak of bad air in decades — 87 consecutive days of smog. So it’s a good time [continue reading]
Community meetings begin this month for NoHo to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project
The formal planning and environmental study for the North Hollywood-to-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project is underway and Metro is holding a round of community meetings beginning later this month. The purpose of the meetings — dates and times are below — is to provide an update on the project and [continue reading]
MicroTransit and the future of procurement innovation
By Rani Narula-Woods and Debra R. Avila LA Metro is investing in new transportation innovations that harness new and emerging technology services to improve the experience for customers. Metro is beginning to experiment with technology to develop the best possible ways to serve our customers. Rather than buying off-the shelf [continue reading]
Naming LA bus and rail lines, transit ridership in U.S., train to Vegas; HWR, Sept. 24
Dept. of Outside the Box: One reader says identifying L.A.'s rail lines by letter or number is "too sterile and officious." Instead, officials "should name them after animals and make the lead car shaped like them, like at amusement parks, the giraffe line, the elephant line." pic.twitter.com/ilbSKDq7V6 — Laura J. [continue reading]
Celebrate LA! LA Phil 100 x CicLAvia rolls through DTLA and Hollywood this Sunday
CicLAvia, LA Phil and Community Arts Resources (CARS) are clearing the roadways of cars between Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood this Sunday, Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 [continue reading]
Start your transportation career as a Metro bus operator: attend hiring event on Sept. 29
If you are 21 years old or older and interested in becoming a Metro bus operator, don’t miss our one-day hiring event this Saturday, Sept. 29. There are more than [continue reading]
FTA approves Metro’s request to be reimbursed for early work activities on Purple Line Extension’s section three
The Federal Transit Administration this week approved Metro’s request to be reimbursed for early work activities for Section Three of the Purple Line Extension Project between Century City and the Westwood/VA Hospital. The approval also clears the way for Metro to take advantage of highly competitive tunnel contract bids, which [continue reading]
A whale of a find in downtown Los Angeles at the Regional Connector project
Earlier this year, a discovery was made at the site of the future Historic Broadway Station, one of three new Regional Connector stations. While performing station excavation, crews discovered a [continue reading]