[scribd id=206216538 key=key-276tey30ejma86c7z717 mode=scroll] As some of you already know, Metro’s Service Councils this month are holding public hearings on proposed bus service changes to take effect in June. The above staff report details all the changes, including maps of proposed bus routes. Perhaps the most interesting changes proposed involve [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBOAO5qgI64&feature=youtu.be] Seven minutes of awesomeness from our friends at the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile project between eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border. I’ll be touring the project next week — I’m looking forward to seeing all the work done. The project is about [continue reading]
The Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project this week began construction activities along the 8.5-mile alignment that includes old railroad track demolition, building demolition and tree removal and pruning. The contractor Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructor (WSCC) began removing old railroad tracks at two locations: Florence Avenue between Crenshaw Boulevard and Manchester Avenue and Aviation [continue reading]
The federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon was last increased in 1993; it funds road and highway programs — and also provides funding for federal mass transit programs. To put it lightly, Metro relies on federal dollars in order to build new projects and ongoing maintenance, among other [continue reading]
Four of the five Metro Service Councils will hold public hearings this month to receive public input on proposed bus service changes for June or later this year. There will be a presentation at each hearing on the changes proposed for each region, and the public will have the opportunity [continue reading]
Photos by Aaron Paley Metro hosted an Open Streets workshop on Wednesday that featured speakers from Los Angeles and San Francisco. Over 80 people attended the event that focused on the planning and implementation of Open Streets programs. Open streets are events which temporarily close the streets to automobiles and [continue reading]
[scribd id=203538535 key=key-1wxo2dzyblnajnnb79jt mode=scroll] The Advisory Group of the Purple Line Extension had a community meeting last night for the latest update on the project that is extending the subway for 3.9 miles from Wilshire & Western to Wilshire & La Cienega. The presentation is posted above. Updates were provided [continue reading]
[scribd id=192412340 key=key-1okk7vbn8e5ka3l65cwv mode=scroll] In 2013, Supervisors and Metro Board Members Mark Ridley-Thomas and Gloria Molina began promoting a proposal to build an 8.3-mile pedestrian and bike path that would connect the future Crenshaw/LAX Line to the Los Angeles River. The path would follow the old Harbor Subdivision rail right-of-way that [continue reading]
[scribd id=202010024 key=key-kbjajrlb2jmfhqxog0f mode=scroll] These recaps are helpful to track the many different items that were on yesterday’s agenda. I also posted a little bit yesterday about some of the more noteworthy items and here’s our post explaining the Metro Airport Connector item.
The Metro Board spent nearly two hours discussing which alternatives to study in the draft environmental study for the Airport Metro Connector project. The bottom line: •Four alternatives recommended by Metro staff (staff report) will go forward into the draft environmental impact study, the document required by law before anything [continue reading]
