Check out the new art at the Duarte/City of Hope Station for the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension project. Pics of the art being installed last week are above and fact sheets below on the art. The carved limestone being installed atop the column represents the leatherwork often found on [continue reading]
Last year was a little busy around here, ‘little’ being a vast understatement. I’m guessing 2015 won’t be much different. Metro is in the midst of a $14-billion capital program — [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! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and Happy New Year’s. We should have a busy 2015 ahead of us at Metro, so let’s [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]
Our friends at the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority just released this new video of a ride along the new light rail tracks from Arcadia to Azusa. The [continue reading]
With numerous major transit and highway projects under construction — including five rail projects — Metro created the above graphics. I think these are very useful for those interested in project [continue reading]
The test light rail vehicle entered @CityofDuarte/@cityofhope Gold Line station today on its 2nd day pic.twitter.com/xCjb5PUjhv — Foothill Gold Line (@IWillRide) December 9, 2014 There are many more photos on [continue reading]
After four years of construction, the Gold Line Foothill Extension project will reach a key milestone this morning: for the first time ever, a light rail vehicle will make its way down the [continue reading]
Tonight and Thursday evening, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority will perform work at Sierra Madre Villa Station that will literally clear the way for the first phase [continue reading]
I had the chance recently to speak with Ethan Elkind, whose new book “Railtown” does an excellent job of telling an important story: the history of rail transit in Los Angeles [continue reading]
