Major road and transit projects such as phase one of the Expo Line, the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project and the Orange Line busway extension could lose critical funding if the state fails to sell Prop 1B infrastructure bonds this year, according to a Metro staff report. The problem, in [continue reading]
photo courtesy NASA Here’s the thing: the above headline may not be true at the moment. But it will be true and perhaps sooner rather than later. The Expo Line has a target date of a partial opening in November and has multiple stops in the Exposition Park and USC [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Texas lawmakers vote to raise speed limit (NPR) NPR correspondent Wade Goodwyn files this story on an attempt by the Texas legislature [continue reading]
With little fanfare, an Expo Line train powered up and ran down the tracks for the first time today. The above video shows a test train leaving the Vermont Avenue station and heading west. Testing of the line will continue through spring and summer with a target date of a [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Cost of driving has risen 3.4%, study finds (USA Today) A study conducted by the Automobile Club of America (AAA) has found [continue reading]
Here’s some more Expo Line eye candy: watch as Metro staff roll out the first light rail vehicle on to tracks for testing. The train is pulled by a “high-rail” vehicle – basically a big truck fitted with steel wheels – as there is currently no power flowing through the [continue reading]
photo by Jose Ubaldo/Metro Metro Rail vehicles took to the new Expo Line tracks for the first time early Monday morning. In the above photo, the vehicles — which were towed by a truck — sit at the new station at 23rd and Flower streets. More testing will continue throughout [continue reading]
The news release, which follows, was just posted this evening by Metro. We’ll have photos tomorrow on The Source. Public urged to watch for trains and be safe Metro Monday Will Begin Train Testing On New Expo Light Rail Line On Monday morning, Metro will begin testing a train car [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Why Angelenos should take the bus more (KCET SoCal Focus) With the price of gas possibly headed toward $5 per gallon, Zach Behrens writes [continue reading]
photos by Luis Inzunza/Metro It was one small step for the Expo Line this morning when a mock-up of a train vehicle was pushed down the tracks in the USC area to check for clearance issues. Obviously the mock-up doesn’t look like an actual train — the idea is to [continue reading]
