Here’s the press release from the U.S. Department of Transportation: LOS ANGELES – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $9.5 million in grants to 19 projects in 13 states selected to help train a new generation of skilled workers and support long-term careers in the public transportation industry. The [continue reading]
Metro CEO Phil Washington gave his vision for transportation in Los Angeles County at an event in downtown L.A last night at a Zocalo Public Square and Metro event last night. [continue reading]
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The announcement from Metro CEO Phil Washington: I am proud to announce that LA Metro has been selected as 2016 Employer of the Year by WTS Los Angeles. As you know, WTS Los Angeles is the largest chapter of WTS (formerly Women’s Transportation Seminar), a 5000 strong international organization dedicated [continue reading]
State lawmakers — Adrin Nazarian, Ben Allen and Richard Bloom — visited a future Palms Expo Line station on Friday morning to urge the passage of two bills to greatly [continue reading]
Our brains are extremely sensitive to the surrounding environment. In a high-functioning city such as Los Angeles, the built environment should be enriched so that we can all exercise our brains and contribute to the well-being of ourselves, our families and neighbors. The monotony of the drive-alone commute is tedious at best and more [continue reading]
To make meetings more accessible to the public, the Metro Gateway Cities Service Council elected to move the start of their meeting time from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The new 6 p.m. meeting time goes into effect Thursday, August 13. Meetings will take place at the same location the [continue reading]
Metro TAP staff say the new site should be live within the next few weeks. As many of you know, this has been a long time coming. The delay involved [continue reading]
Above are the results from Metro’s semi-annual customer survey. Those who have followed this blog in the past will recognize many of the questions — and will also probably notice [continue reading]
The draft environmental document for the SR-710 North study was released in early March. The public review and public comment period closes on Wednesday, August 5. Comments can be submitted online at www.sr710northcomments.com or sent via U.S. Mail to: Mr. Garrett Damrath Division of Environmental Planning Caltrans – District 7 100 South [continue reading]
