Podcast: Metro’s $5.5 billion budget
Our latest podcast features yours truly interviewing Drew Phillips, a budget officer with Metro. We try to explain where Metro gets its money and how the money is spent and [continue reading]
Ground is broken for Regional Connector project to link Blue, Expo and Gold Lines
The official groundbreaking for the $1.42-billion Regional Connector project is being held this morning in Little Tokyo. The 1.9-mile underground light rail line will link the Blue, Expo and Gold Lines, allowing for faster and more frequent service on Metro’s light rail lines to and through downtown Los Angeles. The project will [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, April 7
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! Move LA’s Measure R 2 proposal, including their rail fantasy map (Streetsblog L.A.) A look at the activist group’s “strawman proposal” for a half-cent sales tax [continue reading]