Actions taken today by Metro Board of Directors
Some of the issues tackled by the Metro Board at today’s meeting: •The Board approved a budget of $30 million for a project that will add pedestrian gates on both [continue reading]
Metro Board meeting roundup; several Crenshaw/LAX Line-related items OKd
A few items of possible interest to you: •The Board received-and-filed this staff report on construction safety on the Crenshaw/LAX Line project, with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas expressing skepticism that the contractor will quickly improve its safety program. •The Board approved committing up to $10.8 million in Metro funds toward the [continue reading]
Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors
•Item 17. The Board approved a motion by several Board Members (Don Knabe, Eric Garcetti, Jacquelyne Dupont-Walker, Mike Bonin, James Butts and Mark Ridley-Thomas) directing Metro staff to report back on a cost and schedule comparison of building a rail station at Aviation/96th as part of the Crenshaw/LAX Line versus [continue reading]
PowerPoint: scoping meeting for Airport Metro Connector
Metro held a scoping meeting Monday night to get input on the environmental study of the Airport Metro Connector (AMC). The project aims to build a new rail station near the intersection of [continue reading]
Metro seeks public feedback on new rail station to connect to LAX; scoping meeting is Feb. 23
The Metro Board of Directors last year decided to build a new rail station at Aviation and 96th Street that will allow passengers on the Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line to transfer to a people mover to be built by Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX. This is part of [continue reading]
2014: A milestone year for Metro
Click on photos to see larger versions please By almost any measure, 2014 was a pretty remarkable one for transportation in Los Angeles County. In the past year, Metro’s ambitious Measure R [continue reading]
Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors
The Metro Board held their final meeting of 2014 this morning; audio of the meeting can be heard by clicking here. It was a short agenda with three receive-and-file items (in other words, items that serve as reports and don’t require a Board vote) on areas of reader interest: •The Board received [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, October 30
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. Bullet train just a blur in California’s governor’s race (L.A. Times) The high-speed rail line planned to eventually link Los Angeles and San Francisco (and one day San Diego) [continue reading]
Other actions taken by the Board of Directors today, including motion on Orange Line upgrades
Other actions taken by the Metro Board at their meeting today: •The Board approved a motion by Board Members Paul Krekorian, Eric Garcetti, Michael Antonovich, Zev Yaroslavsky, John Fasana and Ara Najarian directing Metro staff to study potential upgrades to the Orange Line, including adding more articulated buses, grade-separated crossings, improved [continue reading]
In remarks, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti outlines his goals as Metro Board Chair
As noted earlier, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is the Chair of the Metro Board of Directors for the next year. At the start of today’s Board meeting, Garcetti briefly outlined his goals as Board Chair. Here are some highlights from his comments. •”When you’re talking about transportation, the top [continue reading]