Here’s the update provided yesterday by Metro’s government relations team. Keep in mind this concerns next year’s federal budget — not to be confused with the multi-year transportation spending bill that is currently being written/debated/slapped together by Congress. One FYI: the New Starts program helps fund large transit projects around [continue reading]
A Superior Court Judge has ruled that Metro did not violate the California Public Records Act, as alleged by the Beverly Hills Unified School District. The District had filed a petition asking the court to force Metro to release documents and alleging that the agency was withholding information being gathered [continue reading]
We’ve posted three pieces so far in our Subway Facts & History series providing information about topics generating discussion on the Westside Subway Extension. The project is nearing completion of its final environmental document, which should be released sometime this fall. Part 1 of the series looked at what can [continue reading]
This is the third part in The Source’s new series called “Subway Facts & History” to address some of the issues generating discussion involving the Westside Subway Extension project. The facts below are based on information from Metro staff and consultants planning the project. The information, in various forms, has [continue reading]
Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Brucker sent a letter to Metro on Wednesday, repeating his city’s position that Metro not tunnel under Beverly Hills High School as part of the Westside Subway Extension. The tunnels would likely need to go under the high school’s campus if the Century City station is [continue reading]
A local — and very diverse — range of community groups sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein this week, asking her to continue to fight for federal New Starts funding for the Westside Subway Extension and the Regional Connector. New Starts is the federal program that helps local transit agencies [continue reading]
As many of you know, the City Council today approved a Memorandum of Understanding with AEG to build a new football stadium, new convention hall space and two parking garages adjacent to Staples Center. The good news for public transportation is that if indeed the stadium gets built — and [continue reading]
This is the second part in The Source’s new series called “Subway Facts & History” to address some of the issues generating discussion involving the Westside Subway Extension project. The facts below are based on information from Metro staff and consultants planning the project. The information, in various forms, has [continue reading]
The Westside Subway Extension is a big, complicated project that has been discussed in Los Angeles in one form or another for the past 50 years. Planning for the current project got underway in 2007 and is now in the final environmental review stage. The Source is launching a new [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. Suggestions for a stripped-down high-speed rail project (Bakersfield Californian) With the state’s bullet train project still trying to secure funds for the [continue reading]
