Graphic: Metro receiving record amount of federal $s
Above is a new chart from Metro on the amount of federal New Starts funding that Metro has received annually since 1993 — the year Metro was formed. New Starts [continue reading]
Reminder: Metro to hold community meeting for Purple Line Extension project tonight
Metro will be holding its first Purple Line Extension community meeting of 2015 on Thursday, January 15, to update the public on the progress of construction activities for the project’s first phase. The meeting, to be held in the Mid-Wilshire District, should provide a good foundation for what the public [continue reading]
Video: Seattle dog figures out Seattle bus system — and, yes, their rules are different than ours
The above video from KOMO in Seattle has been making the social media rounds today and is well worth a look. As you will see, a dog — minus its owner at times — has learned how to board a bus and ride to its favorite dog park. Very impressive. [continue reading]
Interestingness from this month’s Board agenda items
It’s a new year and the Metro Board of Directors is back in business for its January round of committee meetings and full Board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 29. Perusing through the committee agendas, here are a few items that may interest the casual Metro rider and/or observer: •The monthly [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy to leave agency in April; oversaw nation’s largest transit and highway public works program
Here is the news release from Metro: Art Leahy, CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), today announced his last day of service will be April 5, 2015, [continue reading]
Metro: what’s in store in the year ahead
Last year was a little busy around here, ‘little’ being a vast understatement. I’m guessing 2015 won’t be much different. Metro is in the midst of a $14-billion capital program — [continue reading]
Preview of January Metro Service Councils Meetings
As we roll into 2015, all five Metro Service Councils will be conducting their monthly meetings this month at their usual times and locations. Last month we told you that public hearings were planned in February for proposed June service changes. However, the major changes being considered have been withdrawn, [continue reading]
2014: A milestone year for Metro
Click on photos to see larger versions please By almost any measure, 2014 was a pretty remarkable one for transportation in Los Angeles County. In the past year, Metro’s ambitious Measure R [continue reading]
Business Solution Center opens Friday to help merchants during Crenshaw/LAX Line construction
Some good news before the holidays: the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Proejct’s Business Solution Center is opening tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 19) at the Los Angeles Urban League location of 3450 Mount Vernon Drive (see above map). An open house will be held next month when the Business Solution Center’s website will also premiere. [continue reading]
Zocalo Public Square: Is Los Angeles mobile enough to be a global city?
Our friends at Zocalo held a forum last night on an oft-discussed subject in the Southland: is traffic here to stay or can something be done to take edge off and make L.A. more a world class place? The forum one in a series of forums that Zocalo and Metro have [continue reading]