The Board approved a motion by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky asking Metro staff to plan to lock the gates at Metro Rail stations within the next five or six months. “I think the evidence is resounding and clear — there are a lot of people who have been avoiding paying their [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously approved the final environmental impact statement/report for the long sought Crenshaw/LAX Line, a 8.5-mile light rail project that will run along Crenshaw Boulevard, Florence Avenue and Aviation Boulevard between the Green Line and Expo Line, passing through Inglewood along the way. The [continue reading]
As usual, the meeting is in the Metro headquarters adjacent to Los Angeles Union Station. The public is welcome to attend. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Here’s the agenda. The big item tomorrow is the Board’s consideration of the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s final environmental document. The Board [continue reading]
One of the items that the Metro Board of Directors will consider at their meeting on Thursday involves changing the names of six rail/bus stations to better reflect the geography of the area. The changes, most of which came at the request of various people: A. (Blue Line and Green [continue reading]
Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Brucker sent a letter to Metro on Wednesday, repeating his city’s position that Metro not tunnel under Beverly Hills High School as part of the Westside Subway Extension. The tunnels would likely need to go under the high school’s campus if the Century City station is [continue reading]
A question that keeps popping up: cyclists asking why Metro can’t switch from bus racks that hold two bikes to those that hold three. The answer, my friends, is that it’s illegal under state law. At least for the moment. The California Vehicle Code doesn’t allow for more than [continue reading]
The new green construction policy was unanimously approved by the Metro Board and applies to Metro projects that have yet to be built. The policy provides a set of emissions standards for different types of construction equipment. It also — and I think this is great — has a policy [continue reading]
The Metro Board has unanimously approved a motion by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that would protect all Tier 1 bus service — that is, major bus routes — for the rest of fiscal year 2011-12, which ends next July 1. The motion also asks Metro staff to recommend five corridors [continue reading]
Good morning. This is your government speaking! The August meeting of the Metro Board of Directors just got underway a few minutes ago. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — the new chairman of the Metro Board — just finished some opening remarks, saying that he would like to spend the [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors is meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. and one of the items to be discussed is the following motion by Los Angeles Mayor and Board Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa. After several rounds of bus service cuts and changes in the past few years — Villaraigosa voted against [continue reading]
