Senate Bill 1 will add $182.6 billion and support more than 682,000 jobs in the next decade, according to a new report released this week by the American Road and Builders Assn. The report is posted above or you can find it here. As many of you know, SB 1 was approved [continue reading]
UPDATE, AUG. 6 — Also, try taking the boat to Seal Beach from Long Beach! Looks like L.A. is bracing for a long, hot, sweltering summer…which means more opportunities for [continue reading]
The Metro Board approved plans Thursday for up to 35 crossing gates and two busway and bicycle grade separations for the San Fernando Valley’s Orange Line. Plans will greatly improve [continue reading]
The Metro Board is meeting Thursday at 9:30 a.m. The agenda is above and you can listen/watch online. Among the items to be tackled by the Board: •As part of the Orange Line Improvements Project, the Board will consider: –Building up to 35 railroad-style crossing gates at intersections along the [continue reading]
Dept. of Bus Benches: Check out this thread. I literally can’t think of much use for a bus bench other than…a bus bench. https://twitter.com/Matt_Winner310/status/1018934668861661184 Inglewood explores building a people mover from Metro’s Crenshaw line to NFL stadium, The Forum (Daily Breeze) The new stadium for the Rams and Chargers will [continue reading]
It’s been just over two years since Metro debuted its Unsolicited Proposal Policy. In that time, the policy has exceeded expectations, in the number of proposals generated (113 to date; 16 for megaprojects), the ability of Metro to advance those ideas to implementation (more than a dozen) and the quality [continue reading]
Metro light rail car 144 will make its last run on July 25 before retirement. Afterwards, it will be trucked to its new home at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris. Car 144 was one of 54 identical “P865” type cars to open service on the Los Angeles-to- Long [continue reading]
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) Pasadena to pull out of Metro Bike Share one year after launch (Pasadena Star News) Metro officials say they are disappointed and point to coming improvements in the Metro Bike Share system — such as [continue reading]
pdf here, with links to individual items. Here’s the webstream and the recap. Among the actions taken, the Board of Directors: •Adopted light rail as the “locally preferred alternative” for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project. In English, that means the Board will consider giving their stamp of [continue reading]
Dept. of New Map of West Santa Ana Branch Corridor project: The map shows the route under study on the southern end of the project and the two primary routes being studied further for the north part of the line. Here’s the project home page. Art of Transit: Looking south [continue reading]
