Here are some other actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at this morning’s meeting: •(Item 31) The Board approved a motion by Metro Board Chair and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to study and recommend a variety of improvements to Metro Rail and busway stations, including: 1. Find [continue reading]
It’s kind of an obvious statement: rail and busway stations are the gateway for the tens of thousands of passengers entering the Metro system each day. And since most people have to spend at least a few of minutes at stations, the quality of time spent there is crucial to [continue reading]
Sheriff’s Deputies and Los Angeles Police Department officers this morning participated in a traffic enforcement operation on about seven-mile stretch of the Blue Line from the Florence station to Artesia. It’s in a section of the Blue Line in which trains run at speeds up to 55 miles per hour [continue reading]
The Silver Line debuted on this day in 2009, running seven days a week between the El Monte Station in the San Gabriel Valley, downtown Los Angeles and the Artesia Transit Center in the South Bay. (See the map after the jump). The bus makes that trip in under [continue reading]
Of all the neighborhoods slated to be connected to the growing Measure R transit network, perhaps none generates as much interest and debate as Westwood Village. It’s a tremendously busy district, with more than 105,000 vehicle trips daily to and from UCLA and thousands more going to office towers along Wilshire Boulevard. [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood awards $196 million to reduce train travel time by 30 minutes between Detroit and Chicago (USDOT) According to Amtrak.com [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors are currently finishing up their regular monthly meeting here at Metro headquarters in downtown L.A. Here is the agenda and below are a few key issues they tackled: •(Item 22) The Board approved lifting the ban on bringing bicycles on Metro trains during peak hours [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday approved a motion by Board Members Mark Ridley-Thomas and Diane Dubois to continue to develop a master plan for development at the Rosa Parks/Willlowbrook Blue Line station. The motion is posted after the jump. Here are renderings of what potential development may look [continue reading]
Eighteen motorcycle officers from the Long Beach Police Department and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department spent their morning hours in a special sweep of the area around Blue Line tracks in Long Beach, issuing citations to motorists and pedestrians ignoring safety laws. Police issued 106 citations in just over three [continue reading]
Anyone who has driven the Westside near the 405 Freeway has surely noticed the upswing in bridge and overpass work in recent months. Construction crews have begun demolishing portions of concrete bridges and overpasses that need to be widened as part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. Widening is [continue reading]
