•The project aims to improve bus travel times by adding crossing gates and/or grade separations to the Orange Line to get buses through intersections in the San Fernando Valley more [continue reading]
(pdf download here) UPDATE, OCT. 26: The Metro Board of Directors approved launching the formal environmental study process for this project. Under a Board amendment, Metro will also further evaluate the [continue reading]
Dept. of Orange Line: To speed up buses and prepare the O.L. for conversion to light rail in the future, Metro staff is proposing a mile-long bridge above five major streets and crossing gates for many other streets that cross the busway. More here. The Valley Industry and Commerce Assn. [continue reading]
You probably heard the announcement earlier this hour by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: an agreement has been reached with the International Olympics Committee for our region to host the [continue reading]
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram Zoom zoom. Photo 📸 @andydreadsbmx #GoMetro #trains #longexposure #nighttime #dtla A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) on Aug 9, 2017 at [continue reading]
Attentive Source readers know that the Metro Board has adopted a policy of converting Metro’s entire fleet of buses to zero emission vehicles by 2030. The bus fleet is currently powered entirely by compressed natural gas, which burns much cleaner than the diesel fuel which previously fueled the fleet. A fully [continue reading]
The above flier details the changes. The Orange Line (between North Hollywood and Reseda Station, the busiest part of the line) and Silver Line (between El Monte and Harbor Gateway) [continue reading]
In a significant initial step to bring a transit line through L.A.’s notoriously congested Sepulveda Pass, Metro on Wednesday issued a Request for Proposals to study the feasibility of various [continue reading]
A public hearing will be held Wednesday, May 3, for a proposed change to the Orange Line: discontinuing running direct Orange Line service to Warner Center and replacing it with a [continue reading]
Metro staff will hold an open house this Saturday in North Hollywood to discuss plans for a joint development on 15.6 acres of agency-owned land adjacent to the Red Line [continue reading]
