I’m a transit rider for a variety of reasons, but if I was to pick a single reason that encompasses all the rest, it would be this: I’d just rather not drive on the mean streets of Los Angeles. However, I still need to get around and that means someone [continue reading]
A small item in Metro CEO Art Leahy’s morning update caught my eye: Lapsing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds Allocated to Cities Yesterday, we notified 13 cities that all or part of their American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will be recommended for lapsing during the Board of Directors November/December meeting cycle. To appeal our recommendation, representatives [continue reading]
Some media are incorrectly reporting that Sunday U2 concert goers should get off the Metro Gold Line at Del Mar Station. Close, but no cigar! The correct station is Memorial Park, followed by a 2-block walk to the round-trip Shuttle to the Rose Bowl. Metro has also scheduled special late-night service [continue reading]
In today’s transportation headlines, compiled by Metro library chief Matthew Barrrett, we find many stories covering the aftermath of the Metro Board’s approval of the Long Range Transportation Plan on Thursday afternoon and what it means for the future of transportation in the Los Angeles region. There’s also a link [continue reading]
A long-range plan that includes about $300 billion in road and transit projects and other Metro programs was unanimously approved Thursday afternoon by the agency’s Board of Directors. The plan is supposed to guide Metro for the next three decades. Many of the projects included in the plan were part [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends is The Source’s weekly guide to having a great weekend in L.A. without a car. All events are easily accessible (within a half mile walk) by bus and rail lines on Metro’s ’12-Minute’ Map, and we make sure any night time events listed are served by Metro’s [continue reading]
Metro Board Member and County Supervisor Gloria Molina spared few words in explaining to her colleagues on the Board why she is skeptical about money in the long-range plan being spread around the region in an equitable way. Her reason: The Eastside Gold Line that is scheduled to open soon. [continue reading]
The Metro Board just approved the long-range plan unanimously, also incorporating an amendment from Board Member and County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. One key provision of that amendment is that Metro commits to operating the Foothill Gold Line Extension to Azusa prior to 2017 — if a way can be found [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors’ debate on the agency’s long-range plan is underway. Board member and County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas kicked things off by offering an amendment that would: 1. Require Metro to study several possible funding sources that could be used to build the Crenshaw Corridor and Foothill Gold [continue reading]
The new Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension soon will get $4.5 million in safety enhancements. The Metro Board voted to approve the additional funds for the line today on consent (that is, there was no debate). As a result, Metro will install approximately two miles of fencing [continue reading]
