This was briefly mentioned in our earlier headlines post. Here’s the news release with more info: Metro Creates Innovative Office to Steer Los Angeles County Into a Mobile Future Metro is creating an Office of Extraordinary Innovation (OEI) to champion new ideas for improving mobility throughout Los Angeles County, while helping [continue reading]
School’s back in session for many Los Angeles County students this month, and so are the Metro Service Councils. Four out of the five Service Councils voted to hold meetings this month rather than taking an August recess as the Metro Board of Directors decided to do. Additionally, August marks [continue reading]
For those who like moving pictures, a lil’ something from yesterday’s clearance test of the second phase of the Expo Line in downtown Santa Monica. We’re pretty sure it was the [continue reading]
Some of the issues tackled by the Metro Board at today’s meeting: •The Board approved a budget of $30 million for a project that will add pedestrian gates on both [continue reading]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas took over as Chairman of the Metro Board of Directors earlier this month and will be in that role through next June. Ridley-Thomas is currently [continue reading]
[scribd id=272300369 key=key-bXKgYWxUeey7iP0X5li4 mode=scroll] The Metro Board of Directors meets on Thursday at 9 a.m. at Metro headquarters adjacent to Los Angeles Union Station in downtown L.A. As usual, the meeting is open to the public. You can also listen online. The 13-member Board is comprised of elected officials and [continue reading]
Now: Presser w @NancyPelosi. We must #RebuildRenew USA via #infrastructure investment @CAincline @santamonicacity pic.twitter.com/GpZR2qTc2A — Rep. Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu) July 17, 2015 Joined @RepTedLieu at the @CAincline to discuss the need for a long-term Highway Trust Fund bill. #RebuildRenew pic.twitter.com/7Madl5197n — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 17, 2015 #RebuildRenew https://t.co/DGjJjUCQL0 — [continue reading]
The Metro Blue Line opened on July 14, 1990. Here’s the link to part one of our big anniversary Q&A. Will Metro Rail ever connect to LAX in some sort of [continue reading]
It’s time for the big Metro 25th Rail Anniversary Q&A! Here we go… What’s the significance of July 13, 1990? On that day, Los Angeles County had roughly 8.6 million [continue reading]
Metro will be holding its next community meeting for the Purple Line Extension Project now under construction at the SAG-AFTRA Buildiing at 5757 Wilshire Boulevard on Thursday, July 16. The team will be discussing advance utility relocation updates, the staging yard at Wilshire/La Brea now being built, and an overview [continue reading]
