$1.6B in fed funding for subway extension!
A federal grant and loan totaling nearly $1.6 billion to help build the second phase of the Metro Purple Line Extension to downtown Beverly Hills and Century City was announced [continue reading]
Measure M: projects and programs for Beverly Hills, Culver City, L.A., Santa Monica, West Hollywood and unincorporated L.A. County
As part of the Nov. 8 ballot, Los Angeles County voters will be considering Measure M, a half-cent sales tax increase and extension of the Measure R half-cent tax beyond 2039 to pay for transit, highway, walking, biking and other transportation projects. Both taxes would continue in perpetuity or until [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 15: subway lawsuit, underground clowns and Rams game reaction
On the off chance that you haven’t yet encountered the above video on social media. Too bad he didn’t get the chance to be the next Batman and/or Robin. Art [continue reading]
How We Roll, June 2: searching for meaning in the Expo Line & catching up
Good morning from The Source satellite office in Mason, Ohio, where I’m on parental-unit duty this week. In between trips to Target and various other traffic-choked arterials and strip malls [continue reading]
PowerPoints: Purple Line Extension section one construction
Above and below are two recent presentations for the first section of the Purple Line Extension project, which is extending the subway from Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega. Decking begins in June for the Wilshire/La Brea Station — see below. We’ll be providing a lot more info after the holiday weekend.
How We Roll, April 20: a tale of two cities and two approaches to signal priority for trains
Things to read whilst transiting: A Pulitzer went earlier this week to the great New Yorker article about the Pacific Northwest’s earthquake challenges and the lack of response to it [continue reading]
Measure M: Purple Line subway to Westwood acceleration
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the Measure M sales tax ballot measure on the Nov. 8 ballot. Purple [continue reading]
Ballot measure: what you need to know about the Purple Line subway to Westwood
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the sales tax ballot measure that the Metro Board has approved to send [continue reading]
How We Roll, Feb. 8: ExpressLanes tolls, oil tax & connecting communities
Update: How We Roll’s Super Bowl prediction of Panthers winning 45-10 was only incorrect by 49 points! Two train honks and bus horn beeps for Broncos fans who partake in [continue reading]
How We Roll, Jan. 26: Expo Line extension coming this spring
Art of Transit: VerdeXchange day one highlights: Phil Washington, Earl Blumenauer (Streetsblog LA) Two announcements from Metro CEO Phil Washington: •The Expo Line extension to Santa Monica will open in May, [continue reading]