Construction of the Burbank Airport-North Metrolink Station will begin on March 21 at the northwest corner of Hollywood Way and San Fernando Boulevard in Burbank. The $15-million project is expected [continue reading]
Memorial Day weekend travel traffic is nothing new, but this upcoming weekend is supposed to be record-settingly terrible. So instead of joining the throngs on the road, why not take [continue reading]
To provide travelers with a transit option to holiday traffic, the BurbankBus NoHo-Airport route will operate a special weekend service on Saturday and Sunday, November 28-29 (the weekend following Thanksgiving). Hours and schedule for this special [continue reading]
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. “NoHo to BoHo” bus route takes off (Burbank Leader) BurbankBus began [continue reading]
It’s a new year and the Metro Board of Directors is back in business for its January round of committee meetings and full Board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 29. Perusing through the committee agendas, here are a few items that may interest the casual Metro rider and/or observer: •The monthly [continue reading]
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. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) Smart Branding Attracts the Masses to Mass Transit (InTransition Magazine) This article highlights the trend at a few [continue reading]
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! Dodger Stadium Express: Metro nightmare or game day savior? (Neon Tommy) One reporter boards the free shuttle bus from Union Station to the ballpark. The [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors will consider this month the above motion that asks for study of a number of upgrades to the Orange Line, including better traffic signal synchronization by the city of Los Angeles, using more articulated buses, building grade separations, the possibility of extending or connecting the [continue reading]
Bob Hope Airport held a grand opening ceremony this morning for the $112 million Regional Intermodal Transportation Center (RITC). The RITC took two years to complete and is the largest capital project in the airport’s history. It also establishes the first direct rail-to-terminal connection at any Southern California airport. The RITC is [continue reading]
There has been a nice variety of commuter rail projects in the San Fernando Valley on Metro Board agendas in recent months, including one that was approved today to add a new pedestrian bridge for the Metrolink station at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. To help provide a bigger view of projects [continue reading]
