A press event featuring U.S. Senator Alex Padilla to highlight federal funding for Metro’s upcoming light rail project between Van Nuys and the San Fernando/Sylmar Metrolink Station was held Tuesday in Van Nuys. Video of the event is above. Formally known as the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, the [continue reading]
Metro today announced that it had been awarded $1.24 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) funds to help pay for expenses incurred by the agency during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “LA Metro is deeply appreciative to U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, our Los Angeles County Congressional [continue reading]
These investments are a huge deal for the American people. Take it from a guy who likes trains almost as much as I do: pic.twitter.com/37L2gnShpT — President Biden (@POTUS) November 6, 2021 The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal has passed! We're so excited to get to work building you the transportation infrastructure [continue reading]
President Biden announced the details of his American Jobs Plan for revitalizing America’s infrastructure today in Pittsburgh. A summary of the plan can be found on the White House website. The plan would provide $85 billion to modernize transit systems and $115 billion to modernize bridges, highways, roads and local [continue reading]
As it has for much of 2020, Metro’s messaging remains the same: we’re here to provide essential rides — whether to work or other critical destinations. Riders are required to wear a face covering (with the exception of those who can’t due to a medical condition). As far as we [continue reading]
Our country’s economy can’t recover without #publictransit. Systems across the country need $32 billion in federal funding to help essential workers reach the frontlines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Join #Voices4Transit to urge Congress to #SavePublicTransit pic.twitter.com/bvYpBoBGew — PublicTransportation (@APTA_Transit) December 15, 2020 Without at least $32 billion in emergency [continue reading]
A federal grant totaling nearly $1.3 billion to help build the third and final phase of the Metro Purple Line Extension to the Westwood/VA Hospital in Westwood was sent today [continue reading]
Traxx Restaurant: if you walked through Union Station today you may have noticed that Traxx restaurant and its bar have closed. Here is Metro’s statement: Metro is disappointed by Tara [continue reading]
From the Dept. of Grizzly Adams: I had the good fortune to spend the last few days active transporting around the Eastern Sierra. In this day and age, it’s pretty nice to be a few miles from the nearest road and to have no cell/internet access. Guess the name of this pass [continue reading]
Art of Transit 1: Art of Transit 2: Deep under New York (Reuters) Nice photo gallery of the Eastside Access Project in Gotham. The new tunnels will finally allow [continue reading]
