Dodgers-Yanks!?, smog, housing: HWR, July 2
Dept. of Careers: There are some high-profile jobs open at Metro in some key positions — jobs important to the well-being of L.A. County. Feel free to share with colleagues, [continue reading]
Community meeting on Crenshaw Crossing development on July 11
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE MEETING Crenshaw Crossing is a transit-oriented development that Metro and Los Angeles County are pursuing. The plan is to build housing, retail and community [continue reading]
Regional Connector pics, housing and transit: HWR, May 8
Below are some pics taken this spring at or near two stations under construction for the Regional Connector — Historic Broadway (at 2nd and Broadway) and Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill [continue reading]
How L.A.’s commute times stack up against other big cities: HWR, April 24
•Metro has apologized after a contractor painted over extensive graffiti that had vandalized and concealed a mural from the 1984 Olympics along the 110 freeway in DTLA, according to LAist. The [continue reading]
Bus lane enforcement, congestion pricing: HWR, April 2
Dept. of Twitter Some fresh ideas below on how to keep bus lanes clear for buses, courtesy of UCLA ITS. Check out the entire thread. It’s worth it. Strategy 1: A continuous thread to break through enemy/parked obstacles pic.twitter.com/RILH1W3NgJ — UCLA ITS (@ucla_its) April 1, 2019 Signs we'd like to [continue reading]
Community Workshops in April for joint development at Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards
We posted in November about a proposed joint development adjacent to the Expo Line and future Crenshaw/LAX Line at the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards. Metro and Los Angeles [continue reading]
What’s your vision for development at the future Little Tokyo/Arts District Station?
Metro is exploring development opportunities at the future Little Tokyo/Arts District Station site and wants to hear from you! Please visit our online survey to share your thoughts: bit.ly/MetroJD. Please forward [continue reading]
Two months a bus rider, dogs on transit, things to read: HWR, March 8
Things to read whilst transiting: Overlooked, a New York Times project to add obituaries for remarkable women who the paper overlooked when they died. Things to read 2: NYT tech columnist Farhad Manjoo got all his news from print newspapers for two months and turned off news alerts. How’d it [continue reading]
The great housing near transit debate; HWR, Feb. 27
Things to listen to whilst transiting: “Direct eye contract” by John McPhee about his attempts to see a bear in the wild in New Jersey. This is an audio version [continue reading]
Renderings and report on joint development proposed at Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards
Metro and Los Angeles County staff are proposing to enter a six-month negotiating period with the developer Watt Companies to build 492 residential units and about 47,500 square feet of [continue reading]