You probably heard the announcement earlier this hour by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: an agreement has been reached with the International Olympics Committee for our region to host the [continue reading]
(pdf for printing and download here) Nice presentation above on the Airport Metro Connector project, a new transit station that will be located at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street. The [continue reading]
Click on a photo to see larger version. Harriet continues digging south under Crenshaw Boulevard and arrived at the Martin Luther King Jr. station this week. Harriet will now take [continue reading]
You can also download or print a pdf of the agenda from this link. I’ll update this post as the meeting continues. •The Board Approved the final environmental study for the [continue reading]
You can also download or print a pdf of the agenda from this link. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. and will be streamed live once it begins. Metro CEO Phil Washington will also give his annual State of the Agency talk during his CEO remarks, which usually take [continue reading]
An important hurdle for connecting Metro Rail to LAX was cleared today when the Metro Board of Directors approved the final environmental study for the Airport Metro Connector 96th [continue reading]
Updating as the meeting proceeds today, with most recent items at the top of the post. The agenda for the meeting is at the bottom of the post. •After two hours of discussion, the Board voted 7 to 4 to delay consideration of a new policing contract for the agency. [continue reading]
We’re less than a year from learning whether Budapest, Paris or Los Angeles will host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee will pick a city next [continue reading]
Above is the list of transit projects that would receive Measure M funding — along with groundbreaking and completion dates. Metro is also exploring public-private partnerships that may be used to accelerate some projects. Below are project descriptions. In some cases, a project’s final mode and route will be determined as [continue reading]
As part of the Nov. 8 ballot, Los Angeles County voters will be considering Measure M, a half-cent sales tax increase and extension of the Measure R half-cent tax beyond 2039 to pay for transit, highway, walking, biking and other transportation projects. Both taxes would continue in perpetuity or until [continue reading]
