Art of Transit: A couple of shots of construction progress on the new rail yard adjacent to LAX that will serve the Crenshaw/LAX Line. And here is some video of the work done earlier this summer to restore Crenshaw Boulevard above the Leimert Park underground station: Dept. of Zero Emissions: [continue reading]
A key Measure M project in the San Fernando Valley is a new bus rapid transit line that would run across the northern part of the Valley. Public meetings [continue reading]
Fans planning to cheer on any of the four L.A.-area college and pro football teams can avoid traffic and get straight to the gridiron action by going Metro! It should [continue reading]
Dept. of Twitter Tuesday on Wednesdays: Beverly Hills has #freshkermit! Green bike lanes on Santa Monica Blvd https://t.co/4stSgxtqIE — StreetsblogLA (@StreetsblogLA) July 31, 2018 Realistically, the Blue Line can’t return [continue reading]
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]
