The Metro Board of Directors held their January meeting this morning. It wasn’t a very busy agenda but some of the actions taken included: •Item 72. The Board approved a 12-month pilot program with Google to place advertising on the Metro.net website while also asking staff to study issuing a [continue reading]
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]
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! ART OF TRANSIT: "Iron horse" vs real horse! Thanks for sharing this photo with us, @aniabown #MetroBlueLine #horsebackriding #cowboy #MetroRail A photo posted by Metro [continue reading]
A media event was held outside Metro headquarters this morning to celebrate the recent agreement that will result in Kinkisharyo keeping and expanding a facility to assemble new light rail cars for Metro’s Blue, Expo and Gold Lines. Below is the news release from the office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: The Mayor [continue reading]
Below is the news release from the Urban Land Institute — Metro Deputy CEO Lindy Lee will be giving the opening keynote speech and the event features L.A. Mayor and Metro Board Member Eric Garcetti. Video from last year’s event is above. The Art of Go: Mayor Eric Garcetti Joins [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! Metro removes “Red Band Society” ad over offensive language (The Wrap) Metro staff announced they were pulling the ad on Wednesday after receiving numerous complaints [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! The value of fast transit (Transport Politic) As our very own Joe Lemon recently noted after a visit to the Twin Cities, the new light [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! And 30 years ago today… So how many people are paying to ride? (L.A. Times) This article about fare evasion, turnstiles and ridership estimates is [continue reading]
Work on the demolition of the old railroad bridge and the bridge abutments remains ahead of schedule. The intersection of Aviation and Century boulevards is on track to reopen at 2 a.m. Monday, four hours ahead of the original schedule. Traffic congestion on the roads around Los Angeles International Airport was either [continue reading]
As noted earlier, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is the Chair of the Metro Board of Directors for the next year. At the start of today’s Board meeting, Garcetti briefly outlined his goals as Board Chair. Here are some highlights from his comments. •”When you’re talking about transportation, the top [continue reading]
