Getting ready for Fourth of July weekend? Here are some great places to hang out and enjoy the fireworks. By the way, the headline of this Source post is a [continue reading]
Click on a photo to see larger version. Photos by Steve Hymon/Metro. I suspected that the first CicLAvia in the San Fernando Valley would attract a crowd. I didn’t expect that [continue reading]
A few items of interest tackled by the Metro Board at today’s monthly meeting: •The Board approved Item 16 to provide $1.3 million for improvements to the Branford Street railroad crossing of Metrolink tracks in Los Angeles in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Improvements include pedestrian gates, roadway widening and [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors meets at 9:30 a.m. Thursday for its regular monthly meeting. The agenda is above or you can download the pdf here. A few items of general interest on the agenda: •Metro staff are considering establishing a budget to add fare gates to four street-level stations [continue reading]
Motions involving bathrooms at transit stations (or lack thereof), parking at transit stations (or lack thereof) and fares on the Orange Line (or lack of people actually paying for them) have all found their way onto the agenda for the Metro Board of Directors meeting this Thursday. In particular, the [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. L.A. Council aims at changing parking requirements (L.A. Times) The [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. Nice video on eating along the Expo Line from Willy Blackmore, the L.A. [continue reading]
Get ready to party this weekend. St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday and that’s just one of many events in the area. Escape on Friday to the all-new Infusion Lounge at Universal CityWalk. Happy hour runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and special guest DJ HEM will be providing the [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 blog. Universal City development plan advances (Los Angeles Times) The environmental impact report (39,000 pages!) for a massive new mixed-use development adjacent to [continue reading]
The agency’s 13-member Board of Directors meets on Thursday morning to discuss and vote on a variety of issues. They’re the ultimate deciders for Metro, so here’s a roundup of some of the bigger items on the table/agenda: •Bus service changes and cuts (item 24) — The cuts amount to [continue reading]
