As part of the Nov. 8 ballot, Los Angeles County voters will be considering Measure M, a half-cent sales tax increase and extension of the Measure R half-cent tax beyond 2039 to pay for transit, highway, walking, biking and other transportation projects. Both taxes would continue in perpetuity or until [continue reading]
Here is the latest rundown of construction activities along the 8.5-mile Crenshaw/LAX Line corridor. The contractor building the project is Walsh Shea Corridor Constructors, also known as WSCC. There’s a [continue reading]
It was a fairly quiet meeting Thursday of the Metro Board of Directors, the 13-member body that decides many issues large and small at the agency. In his opening remarks, [continue reading]
The agenda for Thursday’s meeting is above, including links to Metro staff reports. I encourage you to peruse the agenda as it provides a good look at the many projects and programs at Metro, as well as reports on how taxpayer money is spent. The meeting is scheduled to begin at [continue reading]
With the announcement last week that the NFL’s Rams — and possibly the Chargers — are relocating to the Los Angeles area, here’s an interesting motion that will go before the Metro Board of Directors this month. The motion calls for a task force to study ways to use the [continue reading]
From the Dept. of News: Bit of news, for @metrolosangeles watchers: Chief planning officer Martha Welborne has left the agency for a job with Disney. — Laura J. Nelson (@laura_nelson) [continue reading]
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram Good afternoon, Irwindale! New Gold Line station a few minutes south of here. #transit #train #losangeles #mountains #hipstamatic #transportation #GoMetro A post [continue reading]
Exciting new construction pics: click here to see the work-in-progress on moving the Gold Line tracks in Little Tokyo in order to build a rail tunnel entrance for the Regional Connector [continue reading]
A trio of reminders: •The Little Tokyo/Arts District Station three-month closure begins Friday at 9 p.m. to accommodate Regional Connector construction. Details here. •ICYMI: Video rendering of new pedestrian tunnel between [continue reading]
Redondo Boulevard at Florence Avenue will be permanently closed on Friday in preparation of upcoming construction activities for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Cars will not be able to turn from Redondo onto Florence or vice versa. The closure is being done so that the old railroad tracks can be removed and new [continue reading]
