The LA River Path project is hosting two community meetings to provide an update on the project’s environmental review process and path design considerations. Both meetings are being held virtually, with an in-person viewing station available at Metro Headquarters in downtown LA. Below is more information on the meetings: Thursday, [continue reading]
Metro today marked the beginning of construction on the Eastside Access Improvement Project, a project that will build key streetscape, pedestrian safety and bicycle access improvements for everyone walking [continue reading]
At the new Little Tokyo/Arts District Station, crews have completed concrete placement of the exterior walls and roof for the rail tunnel entrance on 1st Street that will serve trains [continue reading]
Some Metro facilities will never be visited by transit riders but are crucial for maintaining the Metro Rail system they ride. One of these facilities was just completed in the Arts District south of Union Station. Metro’s Location 64 Maintenance of Way (MOW) building at 590 South Santa Fe Avenue [continue reading]
The above video on the Regional Connector project is the second of three that we’re rolling out that highlight key Metro projects that are under construction. The Crenshaw/LAX Line video [continue reading]
Metro contractors on Monday will begin early work on a project in DTLA that will make it easier to turn around Red/Purple Line trains at Union Station and, thus, improve subway capacity. The project’s formal name is — it’s a mouthful! — the Division 20 Portal Widening and Turnback Facility. [continue reading]
pdf here The Metro Board of Directors approved further study of two alignments in downtown Los Angeles for a 20-mile light rail line to run between Artesia and DTLA, known [continue reading]
UPDATE: Two Metro Board Committees — Planning and Construction — have sent this item without recommendation to the full Board for their consideration at their May 24 meeting. At the [continue reading]
Self-driving Uber vehicle strikes, kills 49-year-old woman in Tempe (Arizona.com) Self-driving Uber kills pedestrian in Arizona, where robots roam (NYT) Exclusive: Tempe police chief says early probe shows no fault by Uber (S.F. Chronicle) The Arizona Republic reports the car was going about 40 mph, apparently didn’t slow down and [continue reading]
Metro is exploring development opportunities at the future Little Tokyo/Arts District Station site and wants to hear from you! Please visit our online survey to share your thoughts: bit.ly/MetroJD. Please forward [continue reading]
