2014: A milestone year for Metro
Click on photos to see larger versions please By almost any measure, 2014 was a pretty remarkable one for transportation in Los Angeles County. In the past year, Metro’s ambitious Measure R [continue reading]
Video from the Purple Line funding event in Washington last month
Better late than never! Above is a condensed version of the many, many speakers at the Washington D.C. event on May 21 where Metro and the Federal Transit Administration finalized a deal for $2.1 billion in a federal grant and federally-backed TIFIA loan to help pay for the construction of the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, June 2
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! If you’re a hockey fan and lucky enough to be attending the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, the Pico Station shared by the [continue reading]
Graphic: New Starts funding for Metro over the years — and finally on the rise again!
The above graphic is certainly worth a look. It shows the amount of federal New Starts money received by Metro on an annual basis since 1993. New Starts is a federal program that helps local transit agencies pay for big, expensive projects and most of the money shown above went [continue reading]
Video of this morning's groundbreaking event for the Crenshaw/LAX Line
And here is video of this morning’s groundbreaking for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. There are nice comments about mobility — and the need for more of it — from U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Metro would like to extend a special [continue reading]
And so it begins: ground is broken for 8.5-mile Crenshaw/LAX Line
The groundbreaking of the Crenshaw/LAX Line was held Tuesday morning adjacent to the Expo Line’s Crenshaw station. Video is coming later today and we posted to our Twitter and Instagram feeds during the event; see this post for social media coverage of the event. Here is Metro’s news release: Construction began [continue reading]
House GOP releases plan to fund U.S. government for balance of federal fiscal year 2013; yep, it cuts transportation funding
Hey — at least this post isn’t about the sequester! From Metro’s government relations squad: Today [Monday], the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY) released the text of legislation (H.R. 933) that would serve to fund the U.S. Government through the end of Federal Fiscal [continue reading]
Senate passes transportation bill by wide margin
This just in from Metro’s government relations staff — it’s a nice step forward for the America Fast Forward program: Moments ago, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly (74 to 22) to adopt its surface transportation bill (S. 1813), also known as MAP-21. The bill, championed by U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer [continue reading]
U.S. Senate Moves Forward On Surface Transportation Bill – House Of Representatives Struggles To Do The Same
Here’s the update from Metro’s government relations staff: Following a bi-partisan agreement by leaders last night, the U.S. Senate is considering a series of amendments today to its surface transportation bill, S.1813 (Moving Ahead For Progress in the 21st Century). The bill, which includes an innovative finance section titled America [continue reading]
House adopts part of unpopular transportation funding bill
Here’s the update from Metro’s government relations staff: Moments ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted by a margin of 237 to 187 to adopt H.R. 3408, the Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act or PIONEERS Act. House GOP leaders will [continue reading]