https://twitter.com/KPCCofframp/status/732240306863673344 #ExpoLine opens Friday and so does 1301 Colorado with @artcenteredu #murals to be unveiled this week! pic.twitter.com/BT2VNkEraW — Helter Skelley (@JackSkelley) May 14, 2016 https://twitter.com/PlannerPrescott/status/729158907688407043 And from the Department [continue reading]
Exciting new construction pics: click here to see the work-in-progress on moving the Gold Line tracks in Little Tokyo in order to build a rail tunnel entrance for the Regional Connector [continue reading]
Art of Transit: Striking new look for Martin Expo Town Center (Urbanize LA) The Cadillac dealer at Olympic/Bundy in West L.A. is set to be replaced by this residential and commercial [continue reading]
Metro this year is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Metro Rail, which began in 1990 with the opening of the Blue Line between Los Angeles and Long Beach. It’s fair to [continue reading]
In transportation and planning circles, there is a long-held belief that it makes sense to put new developments near transit. It’s a strategy seen as a way to increase ridership, help [continue reading]
The Metro Blue Line opened on July 14, 1990. Here’s the link to part one of our big anniversary Q&A. Will Metro Rail ever connect to LAX in some sort of [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. Hit-and-runs take a rising toll on cyclists (L.A. Times) Using data from the CHP, the Times found that hit-and-run collisions involving cyclists increased 42 percent [continue reading]
Transit-oriented development remains a big deal here in Los Angeles. With the transit system expanding, there remains plentiful opportunities to put new development near existing or future transit stations. Los Angeles County has certainly seen its share of TODs — in Hollywood, North Hollywood, Long Beach, Pasadena, downtown Los Angeles, [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. Is downtown Los Angeles’ low-rise building spree hurting [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. The Natural Gas Alliance has a new video urging transit agencies to convert their [continue reading]
