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]
Nice looking plaza next to the Gold Line station located on the north side of Arcadia’s downtown at 1st Avenue and Santa Clara Street. The station will also feature a new [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. It’s Election Day! Remember to vote! If you need to find a polling place in L.A. County, please click here. The two elections that directly impact Metro today are for new [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. Happy Halloween, everybody. Below is a screen grab from one of the scariest scenes filmed on transit; I remember watching this from under my seat at the Carousel Theater on Reading Road [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. Gold Line lays final tracks in Azusa, project 80 percent complete (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) Coverage of the completion of track work for the Measure R-funded 11.5-mile extension of [continue reading]
Earlier this month, the University of Minnesota released a study that found that the Los Angeles metro area ranks third behind New York and San Francisco when it comes to the number of jobs reachable by transit within an hour’s time. The study looked at 46 of the 50 largest metro [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. Lack of parking drives many away from mass transit (L.A. Times) An updated look at a long-debated issue in transit circles: how much, if any, lack of parking at [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. No winners in this MTA train wreck (L.A. Times) In his opinion column, Jim Newton looks at the dispute between rail car manufacturer Kinkisharyo and a local union that [continue reading]
A big milestone for the Gold Line Foothill Extension project on Saturday: the final piece of track was installed on the 11.5-mile line that will extend the Gold Line from its terminus in eastern Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. The project includes six new stations in downtown Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, [continue reading]
