Art of Transit 1: Major work now happening at all 3 station locations! pic.twitter.com/3TjxAVlGty — Purple Line Ext (@PurpleLineExt) December 20, 2016 Art of Transit 2: Watching this coyote look out over the ships coming in to San Francisco Bay, a certain son… https://t.co/Mv9t3Zvdfb pic.twitter.com/y6uvOKJ6Wp — Jaymi Heimbuch (@JaymiHeimbuch) December [continue reading]
Quiz! Guess who said the following about L.A. traffic and which year he/she said it: We have a tremendous traffic problem that is steadily growing worse. Half-hearted routine measures will [continue reading]
From the Dept. of Feedback: as expected, a lot of comments from Metro followers about Metro’s proposal to charge parking fees at nine rail stations as part of a test [continue reading]
We have a couple key items today about oil and climate change. I’m not very comfortable vilifying Big Oil, mostly because many of us — including yours truly — have [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! Today’s Zocalo Public Square rider [continue reading]
Metro is pleased to announce that LeDaya Epps, a success story from Metro’s Project Labor Agreement and Career Construction Policy, will be a special guest of First Lady Michelle Obama [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! The Valley deserves to be part of L.A.’s transit revolution (L.A. Times) In this opinion piece, Matthew Fleischer says that it makes sense to upgrade [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! $11 billion later, high-speed rail is inching along (New York Times) The top of the story: WASHINGTON — High-speed rail was supposed to be President [continue reading]
Here’s the update from Metro’s government relations staff: Highway Trust Fund and Transportation Program Extension Bill is Sent to the President’s Desk Last night, before the U.S. Senate departed Washington for a five week recess, Senators voted (81-13) to send the House’s bill to fund the Highway Trust Fund and [continue reading]
President Barack Obama’s visit to Los Angeles continues today. There will likely be delays for Metro bus and train riders. As per usual and due to security concerns, we can only release limited information about potential delays. According to this LAPD notice, there will likely be street closures on the Westside, Beverly [continue reading]
