Looks like perfect weather — 75 and sunny — for the big open streets event this Sunday in South Pasadena, Alhambra and San Gabriel. If you’re looking to take transit to the event, the L (Gold) Line’s South Pasadena station is adjacent to the route. Plan your trip using the [continue reading]
The I-710 North Mobility Hubs Working Group (consisting of SCAG, LA County Public Works, LADOT, Cal State LA, and other local partners) is developing the I-710 North Mobility Hubs Plan to improve mobility in the heavily congested region surrounding the northern end of the I-710 Freeway, and we need your [continue reading]
Traxx Restaurant: if you walked through Union Station today you may have noticed that Traxx restaurant and its bar have closed. Here is Metro’s statement: Metro is disappointed by Tara [continue reading]
Take a little more transit and eat a little less meat — two things you can do to reduce your impact on the environment. In this installment of Meatless Mondays [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors approved a motion today by a 12 to 0 vote that calls for Metro to fund local road improvements to address traffic congestion caused by the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena. Many Board Members said they hoped to do something immediate [continue reading]
(pdf here for download and printing) The complete recap is here. And here are some of the more interesting items that the Board tackled at its Thursday meeting: •On a 12 to 0 vote, the Board approved A motion to select the ‘Transportation System Management/Transportation Demand Management’ option as the [continue reading]
Here is the revised motion that the Board is considering Thursday — the difference is the top paragraph on the second page with funds also going to the Metro’s Central Subregion, which includes unincorporated East Los Angeles and the city of Los Angeles: Revised 710 motion being considered today. pic.twitter.com/K0RZujEKDO [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]
Art of Transit 1: Art of Transit 2: News flash!: The Metro Board of Directors’ Finance, Budget and Audit Committee will be discussing trends in ridership — Metro and otherwise [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Caltrans and Metro: To provide more time for study and community input, Caltrans and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today extended the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) on SR-710 North until August 5, 2015. [continue reading]
