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! Kern County votes to sue over high-speed rail review (Bakersfield Californian) The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 to file a state [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! My horrible, hopeful L.A. commute (Zocalo Public Square) Columnist Joe Mathews writes about his three- to four-hour daily journey that involves starting in South Pasadena, [continue reading]
Here’s a peek at the first Metro P3010 prototype rail car operating under power on the Kinkisharyo test track in Osaka, Japan. Note that it’s decked out in chic new colors that are attractive as well as eminently visible. And those colors will be enhanced, in the final design, with [continue reading]
Here is the construction notice from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile addition to the Gold Line between Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border. The project is largely funded by Measure R, the half-cent sales tax increase approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2008: [continue reading]
Curious about what the first six stations of the Gold Line Foothill Extension will look like? The Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (the agency building the 11.5-mile line between eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border) has produced a series of videos introducing the art and artists of the Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte/City [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors meets on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Metro headquarters for their regular monthly meeting. The agenda is posted above and below is some of the more interesting items on the docket: •Item 17, a motion by Board Member Paul Krekorian asking Metro staff to report [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! Move LA’s Measure R 2 proposal, including their rail fantasy map (Streetsblog L.A.) A look at the activist group’s “strawman proposal” for a half-cent sales tax [continue reading]
Here’s the alert from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile addition to the Gold Line between Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border: First of Three Weekend Closures of San Gabriel Ave in Azusa Begins this Weekend, April 4-7 WHO: Residents / Commuters / Business Owners in [continue reading]
I missed this one earlier and I’m going to be tied up tomorrow morning at the Move LA conference, so I thought it best to add now: More buses and highways across the region will ease traffic gridlock, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says (Daily News) Speaking at a transportation forum [continue reading]
From the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile addition to the Gold Line between eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border: Full Weekend and One-Way Closures of Foothill Blvd Between Vernon Ave and Orange Ave in Azusa WHO: Residents / Commuters / Business Owners in the City [continue reading]
