Month: March 2015

Transportation headlines, Thursday, March 19

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!  Today’s Zocalo Public Square profile of a Metro rider: What’s a garage rock opera?, Green Street to Mission Road CicLaVia — the Valley; tips for [continue reading]

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass praises Local Hire program

[youtube https://youtu.be/XZWMsmY7SIY] Rep. Karen Bass (D-37th District) praised Metro’s local hiring program during testimony at the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. Bass wrote the legislation for a federal pilot program that will allow transportation agencies to consider hiring local workers for future transit and highway project that use federal funds. Up to now, [continue reading]