Metro deployed its first zero emission electric bus on the G Line (Orange) on Monday following the completion of testing and the installation of electric bus charging units along the [continue reading]
Here is the news release from the office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti today began his term as Chair of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors, his third term in this post. He succeeds outgoing Chair and Inglewood Mayor [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]
Dept. of Twitter Some fresh ideas below on how to keep bus lanes clear for buses, courtesy of UCLA ITS. Check out the entire thread. It’s worth it. Strategy 1: A continuous thread to break through enemy/parked obstacles pic.twitter.com/RILH1W3NgJ — UCLA ITS (@ucla_its) April 1, 2019 Signs we'd like to [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously voted to launch feasibility studies of congestion relief pricing and New Mobility fees on Uber, Lyft and devices such as scooters as part of Metro’s “Re-Imagining of LA County: Mobility, Equity and the Environment” plan. The initiative seeks to greatly reduce traffic, [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Metro proposes to offer free rides to students of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in the event of a teachers’ strike that may begin on Thursday, January 10. Metro CEO Phillip A. Washington, in consultation with L.A. County Supervisor and Metro Board [continue reading]
Above is the video for this year’s State of the Agency report. Metro CEO Phil Washington was joined by current Metro Board Chair Eric Garcetti and incoming Chair Sheila Kuehl. [continue reading]
L.A. Metro Receives $47 Million U.S. DOT Grant to Bring Traffic Relief to Interstate 5 in Santa Clarita Valley The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has received a $47 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to address Interstate 5’s chronic congestion [continue reading]
Dept. of Transportation Funding Mobility 21 held a press event and workshop on Friday morning at Union Station to discuss the importance of Senate Bill 1, the legislation that raised [continue reading]
Art of Transit Photos courtesy Mickey Labrador Two good views of the future Expo/Crenshaw Station on the Crenshaw/LAX Line. The pics showcase a decked Crenshaw Boulevard and some of the [continue reading]
