The town hall meeting at Metro headquarters with Sen. Barbara Boxer and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wrapped up a little while ago. The topic: what should be in the massive federal transportation bill that Congress will soon begin debating. The 90-minute meeting featured short introductory remarks from Boxer and [continue reading]
At the Glendale City Council meeting Jan 12, Metro Board Chair Ara Najarian, along with Mayor Villaraigosa and agency CEO Art Leahy, presented a ceremonial check to council members representing the first installment of Measure R sales tax money for use in improving transportation systems in Glendale. Glendale received $491,969 in [continue reading]
As I posted last month, the funding game for the Westside Subway Extension and the Downtown Regional Connector projects was shifting from Los Angeles County to Washington D.C. Now it’s official. Earlier this month, Metro CEO Art Leahy submitted a formal request for $77.6 million to the federal government, with [continue reading]
Yesterday The Source crew joined the elected officials, dignitaries, invited guests and the media to the official dedication ceremony for the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension. Crowds gathered at the Union Station Gold Line platform for a prompt departure to the East L.A. Civic Center at 9:00 a.m. Two year [continue reading]
Metro dedicated the opening of its first rail line since 2003 on Saturday morning, as a long list of elected officials and invited guests celebrated the opening of the Eastside Gold Line Extension between Los Angeles Union Station and East Los Angeles. The Eastside hadn’t seen rail service since the [continue reading]
A long-range plan that includes about $300 billion in road and transit projects and other Metro programs was unanimously approved Thursday afternoon by the agency’s Board of Directors. The plan is supposed to guide Metro for the next three decades. Many of the projects included in the plan were part [continue reading]
