Good construction pics! And press release from the Expo Line Construction Authority below: EXPO PHASE 2 PROJECT ACHIEVES MAJOR SAFETY MILESTONE Construction crews reach one million hours worked without incident As construction for Phase 2 of the Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica reaches the halfway mark, Skanska-Rados [continue reading]
Following a rash of highway incidents, Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol and the California Office of Traffic Safety are asking motorists to move over and slow for the cone, both for the safety of those in the car and that of the highway work crews. Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol [continue reading]
em>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! For those who didn’t go to the Paul McCartney show on Hollywood Boulevard last night or watch it on Jimmy [continue reading]
A media event was held at the Blue Line’s Willowbrook station on Monday morning — please see the above video. Here are safety stats we posted last month and below is the news release from Metro: September is suicide prevention month Fatal accidents plummet on Metro Blue Line, but suicide [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! Portland bicyclist: ‘I got hit by the MAX and lived to tell about it’ (Oregon Live) A cyclist wearing headphones [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Transportation Headlines online newspaper, which you can also access via email subscription (visit the newspaper site) or RSS feed. Reducing train deaths is the goal [continue reading]
Every weekday morning I commute to work during rush hour on bike, starting from the Mid-City neighborhood and ending at Metro headquarters, adjacent to Union Station in downtown LA. On a bike it’s a tricky commute for many cyclists. Only one east-west street in the area has a bike lane [continue reading]
Hurry up and register for bicycle safety classes this summer because spots are going fast! As part of ongoing efforts to educate all road users, Metro is offering free traffic safety classes through the end of September. Safety is a major concern for cyclists, so these workshops will teach skills [continue reading]
Below is the news release from Metro. Here is the link to the app in the Apple Store. And here is the link to the app in the Google Play store for Android phones. This is very important: customers who want to report a serious crime or emergency should [continue reading]
I’m guessing most of you are already fully aware that CicLAvia is coming to Wilshire Boulevard on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. between downtown L.A. and Fairfax Avenue along the Miracle Mile. Wilshire will be closed to car traffic and turned over to cyclists and pedestrians. I’m guessing [continue reading]
