Good morning, Metro riders and stakeholders! Metro Board Chair Diane DuBois just dropped the gavel on the public hearing over Metro’s proposed fare changes; the two options by Metro staff are shown above. DuBois emphasized that no decision is being made today and that the Metro Board of Directors — the 13-member [continue reading]
The USGS is currently calling it a 5.1-magnitude earthquake, epicenter near La Habra at 9:09 p.m. It was preceded by a 3.6 quake at 8:03 p.m. There was a 3.4 aftershock at 9:11 p.m., a 3.6 aftershock at 9:30 p.m. and a 2.7 aftershock at 9:45 p.m., according to the USGS. Updates [continue reading]
We wish we could say you read that wrong, Blue Line customers… Unfortunately, due to essential track maintenance, Blue Line will run every 40 minutes between 7th Street/Metro Center and Willowbrook Station tonight after 8 p.m. Trains will serve the remainder of the Blue Line, between Willowbrook and Long Beach, [continue reading]
I spent the morning at Move LA’s annual conference, held this year at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. The activist group led by Denny Zane, the former Santa Monica mayor, this year focused on Measure R 2, an interesting choice given that the [continue reading]
At approximately 8:50 a.m. today a construction failure occurred at Metro Division 13, a new bus operating division being built in downtown Los Angeles. Workers were pouring concrete in the upper parking deck of the southeast corner of building B when pour watchers noticed something was amiss. The workers on site [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Bullet train won’t meet targeted travel time, lawmakers told (L.A. Times) The High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group told legislators in Sacramento that it’s very unlikely [continue reading]
Welcome to the latest edition of Go Metro Weekends! Buses and trains are for so much more than your weekday commute. This Friday-Sunday, let Metro take you beyond your workday routine to fun, informative, and inspiring events across the City of Angels. Here are a few ideas to get you [continue reading]
Photos: Ben Jong/Metro The City of Malibu broke ground this week on two new new traffic improvement projects along the Pacific Coast Highway. One project will replace traffic signals at Big Rock Drive to include a left-turn phase and improve the bus stop and pedestrian access. The other project will realign, extend and widen the [continue reading]
I missed this one earlier and I’m going to be tied up tomorrow morning at the Move LA conference, so I thought it best to add now: More buses and highways across the region will ease traffic gridlock, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says (Daily News) Speaking at a transportation forum [continue reading]
Here is the statement from Metro: Tentative agreement on a new labor contract has been reached between Metro and the leadership of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1277, which represents Metro’s maintenance employees. Details will not be released pending an ATU membership vote. That should take place over the next month. ATU [continue reading]
