Things to read whilst transiting: No, not a debate article! Rather a series of letters from NYT readers about the “stakes in the election.” Yes, some readers express a preference for a particular candidate and you may not agree. Beyond that, there’s a lot of interestingness with readers expressing views on the [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Metrolink: Metrolink to enhance safety and performance by adding locomotives Metrolink will add second locomotive to each train set LOS ANGELES – Metrolink has made the proactive decision to add a second locomotive to each train set beginning as soon as possible. Beginning this [continue reading]
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Metro CEO Art Leahy’s last day with the agency is Friday. He announced his departure earlier this year and the above video gives Art the chance to say both farewell [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Eric Garcetti joined Metro CEO Art Leahy and others in a dedication and renaming ceremony for Metro Bus Division 3 earlier today. In February [continue reading]
Quite a couple of days at the Metro headquarters building. On Thursday, Metro officially hired its next CEO, Phil Washington, and today Metrolink’s Board of Directors approved outgoing Metro CEO [continue reading]
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The agenda is above. The Board will be meeting in closed session — that is, behind closed doors — to consider candidates for Metro’s CEO position. Current CEO Art Leahy announced earlier this year that he will be departing the agency in early April.
This is good news for Metro, which had lobbied for a change in the law. The issue: up-to-now, Metro was prohibited from hiring workers based on where they lived on [continue reading]
Below are some of the highlights from this morning’s meeting of the Metro Board of Directors. The full agenda is here. •Item 23. The Board approved exercising an option with New Flyer to purchase an additional 350 new buses for $195 million on top of the 55o previously ordered. These buses will [continue reading]
