New video: an above-the-tracks concourse at Union Station
As great as Union Station may be, the tracks that serve Metrolink and Amtrak dead-end in the station. That causes train congestion and slows up the time it takes for trains [continue reading]
Scoping meeting on Jan. 26 for project to improve access to Alameda side of Union Station
One of the key goals of the Los Angeles Union Station Forecourt and Esplanade Improvements Project is something pretty sensible: to make the it easier and safer to reach Union [continue reading]
2016: two rail openings, bike share, a ballot measure and a very busy year for Metro
This was my seventh year at the agency and, by far, 2016 was the busiest. I usually like to put the end-of-the-year highlights in chronological order but I think four [continue reading]
How We Roll, Sept. 30: who said we have a tremendous traffic problem that is steadily growing worse?
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]
How We Roll: potential ballot measure — everybody wants some
News flash!: Metro’s Universal Pedestrian Bridge Project has won the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Outstanding Bridge Project of the Year award. Congrats to the project team, consultants and the contractor [continue reading]
October actions by the Metro Board
The Metro Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday morning at Metro HQ in downtown Los Angeles. Here is the full agenda that includes links to staff [continue reading]
Metro seeks OK to move Union Station Master Plan from planning to implementation
The Metro Board this month will consider recommendations for finalizing and implementing the ambitious Union Station Master Plan. That process begins Wednesday at the Board’s Planning Committee meeting at 2:30 p.m., with the full Board scheduled to vote on the issue at its Oct. 2 meeting. Here is the latest Metro staff report. [continue reading]
Connect US seeks to better link Union Station to neighborhoods via new esplanades and bike paths
As most of you likely know, Metro has been developing the Union Station Master Plan to preserve the historic train depot while also renovating it and redeveloping parts of the 40-acre campus as use of the station continues to grow. A companion study has been looking at an equally important issue: better [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, July 2
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! Garcetti’s anniversary spin (on Metro) includes World Cup stop (L.A. Times) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recognized his first anniversary in office by tooling around [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, June 3
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! Metro unveils bold proposal to modernize Union Station (L.A. Times) Good overview of some of the details Metro released yesterday on the emerging Union Station [continue reading]