New Patsaouras Bus Plaza opens this Sunday, Nov. 1
Metro will open its new Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza with the start of service this Sunday, November 1. The new platform will be used by bus lines that run [continue reading]
A Line, women riding Metro, subway construction video: Metro News Now, Dec. 5
Dept. of Construction — This was shot a couple weeks ago on section one of the Purple Line Extension and shows tunneling and other work. Cool. Dept. of Twitter The FTA's acting administrator told me a year ago that the Purple Line's package of federal grants and low-interest loans — [continue reading]
Board to consider Link Union Station project to expand capacity, improve rail service
pdf here Metro purchased Union Station in 2011 and since has been implementing or studying a variety of improvements to increase the facility’s capacity in terms of both trains and [continue reading]
Four-month northbound US-101 Vignes Street on/off ramp closure to start Jan. 3
The northbound US-101 Vignes Street on/off-ramps will close for approximately four months starting Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. During the closure, crews will work on construction of the Patsaouras Bus Plaza Station. Motorists may use the US-101 at Alameda Street or Mission Road as an alternative route.
New park-and-ride facility opens next to 101
A new $5.2-million park-and-ride facility near the Lindero Canyon Road Interchange in Westlake Village was opened today by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the city of [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 16: what impact may Metro’s potential ballot measure have on traffic and development?
In addition to comments on the blog, following Metro’s general Twitter feed is a good way to learn about the system and see what others are saying. Art of Transit: [continue reading]
Motorists beware: Slow Jam on the 101 followed by steer clear of the 91
First up: the 101 freeway isn’t the easiest to negotiate on the best of days, especially through the downtown Los Angeles interchanges. This weekend is going to be particularly slow as the segment of the 101 between the 10 and the 60 freeways will be closed due to the demolition of [continue reading]
How We Roll, Thursday, September 3
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. Previously on How We Roll: we talked a lot about the [continue reading]
Study finds 405 traffic flowing better over pass
The new study was commissioned by Metro from Systems Metric Group and is the first to compare traffic flow on the 405 before and after the Sepulveda Pass project that added a [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, March 20
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! Require bike helmets? There’s not [continue reading]