Upcoming meetings for North San Fernando Valley Bus Rapid Transit project
A key Measure M project in the San Fernando Valley is a new bus rapid transit line that would run across the northern part of the Valley. Public meetings [continue reading]
Here's the slide presentation on the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project; one more community meeting this month
East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor scoping meeting PowerPoint by sourcemetro There is one more community meeting this month for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 4-6 pm Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys, CA 91401 Validated Parking available [continue reading]
Upcoming public meetings to discuss East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project to improve north-south travel
Working with the cities of Los Angeles and San Fernando, Metro is studying north-sound transit improvements in the San Fernando Valley, mostly along Van Nuys Boulevard. Among the options being studied are bus rapid transit and light rail (all four of the alternatives are below). Here’s a recent [continue reading]
Notice: geotechnical tests for SR-710 Study begins Monday, Feb. 25
Here’s the link to the project home page and here’s the link to the recently-released Alternatives Analysis for the project. Five alternatives are under study: the usual no-build option, traffic signal and intersection improvements, bus rapid transit (East L.A. to Pasadena), light rail (East L.A. to Pasadena) and a tunnel [continue reading]
SR-710 North Study: what's on the table and what's off the table
I’d like to take a few minutes for an update on the SR-710 North Study, Metro’s effort to improve transportation in the area around the 710 freeway in the San Gabriel Valley. The video above is new from the project team and describes the project. Original state plans called for [continue reading]
Metro Board to consider moving study ahead for transit connection to LAX
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday are scheduled to consider moving a key Measure R project — a connection to LAX — into the draft environmental study phase. Metro staff earlier this year finished the project’s Alternatives Analysis and held public workshops this spring to explain the project alternatives [continue reading]
Downtown Los Angeles Streetcar Alternatives Analysis to be reviewed by Metro Board
The Alternatives Analysis for the downtown Los Angeles streetcar project was released back in January, with the above route chosen as the “locally preferred alternative (LPA).” The study is going to the Metro Board as a “receive-and-file” item this month — meaning that no action is required — and I [continue reading]
Public meetings next week for 710 gap project
SR 710 Env Study Online Media Briefing #1 (FINAL Updated on 2-24-12) 2003 A media briefing was held Friday morning in conjunction with the two public meetings this week about the Alternatives Analysis for the project, which seeks to improve traffic in the area around the 710 gap between Alhambra [continue reading]