UPDATE: On Thursday, May 26, the Metro Board of Directors voted to approve the “no-build” option. Please read below for more on how we’re developing a new, better project for the 710. *** Improving traffic congestion and pollution associated with the 710 freeway is a major high-interest project for Metro. [continue reading]
Metro and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) invite community members, stakeholders, and residents to participate in a virtual I-710 South Corridor’s Task Force meeting on Monday, March 14, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be an opportunity for the public to comment and provide feedback. Please [continue reading]
Metro and Caltrans invite the community to participate in the I-710 South Corridor Task Force (710 Task Force) meeting on Thursday, February 17 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The fifth Task Force meeting will be open to the public and provide an opportunity for public comment throughout the agenda. [continue reading]
Metro is seeking a diverse and committed group of community members to participate in the I-710 South Corridor Community Leadership Committee (CLC) from March to December 2022 for approximately 4 to 6 hours per month. Applications for the CLC are now open for those who live or work within [continue reading]
Metro will hold its first meeting of the newly formed I-710 South Corridor Task Force (710 Task Force) on Monday, September 13, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Please note that this meeting is virtual only due to the ongoing pandemic. The I-710 Corridor Project was originally conceived as a [continue reading]
President Biden announced the details of his American Jobs Plan for revitalizing America’s infrastructure today in Pittsburgh. A summary of the plan can be found on the White House website. The plan would provide $85 billion to modernize transit systems and $115 billion to modernize bridges, highways, roads and local [continue reading]
We’ve been writing recently about the $2.4 billion that Metro is applying for from various state programs. Next up: The Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP), which awards $300 million annually for [continue reading]
pdf here Alternative 5C was approved by the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday as the ‘locally preferred alternative’ for the I-710 Corridor Project along with motions (see below) that [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. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: My fellow passengers become characters on my screen, Pine Avenue to New Hampshire Avenue. More lanes on the 710 means [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. Pick your social media poison! Unfriendly skies: after years of progress are Southland skies still making us sick? (Pasadena Weekly) The top of the story: The skies are clearer and [continue reading]
