The platform at Westwood station. Rails to be used on phase 2. The rail line will travel on a bridge under the 405 freeway en route to the above-grade Sepulveda station. The bridge over Centinela is looking good. A big thank you to Alan Weeks for taking the photos and [continue reading]
LAUS Bd Workshop 091813 v8 Rev Above is a new presentation on the ongoing Los Angeles Union Station Master Plan process. The presentation was prepared for use at a Metro Board of Directors workshop on the Master Plan that is being held Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 3:30 p.m. at Metro [continue reading]
This issue is an excellent example of the domino effect. Metro and other California transit agencies were threatened with losing billions of dollars in federal funds because of a dispute between the state and the U.S. Department of Labor over whether the state’s pension reform violated the rights of transit [continue reading]
Measure R 2nd/3rd decade update The Metro Board of Directors is gearing up for its September meetings and agendas are now posted for Board Committees. Of those, I thought the above Metro staff report above was the most interesting. It provides an update on the status of Measure R transit [continue reading]
Here’s the update from Metro CEO Art Leahy: PEPRA/13(C) Update AB 1222 (Bloom) passed the Assembly unanimously today with a vote of 72-0. This measure creates a 15 month exemption from the state’s pension reform law and will lead to the release of our federal funding. This final step completes [continue reading]
August Metro ridership graphs UPDATE: Post corrected below in bold, 4:20 p.m. I need to double-check the Red/Purple Line ridership with Metro staff in the morning. Both the Red/Purple Line and the Expo Line had their best months yet, with 164,081 and 27,280 average weekday boardings, respectively — slightly higher than [continue reading]
Notice to Proceed Good news this afternoon for the Crenshaw/LAX Line project, with Metro issuing the official “notice to proceed,” the document that allows the contractor to begin design/build work with serious construction expected to begin in 2014. As the notice says, the contractor — Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors — has [continue reading]
For those following AB 1222, here’s the latest update from Metro’s government relations team: PEPRA/13(C) Update AB 1222 (Bloom) which would provide a 15 month exemption from the state’s pension reform law passed the Assembly Committee on Public Employees Retirement and Social Security committee today on a unanimous vote. The [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4H-P6cg45E&feature=youtube_gdata_player] As summer winds down, just wanted to post a few notes from Source Planetary & Universe Headquarters, conveniently located next to Union Station and the county jail: •The International Olympic Committee on Saturday picked Tokyo to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, spurning Istanbul (again) and Madrid. In 2017, the [continue reading]
Here is the meeting notice from Regional Connector staff: Welcome to our September notice for the Regional Connector Community Leadership Council! As we move into Fall, please know that all of the committees intend to meet this month. Regional Connector Community Leadership Council (Agenda Available) September 10, 2013 1:00 p.m. [continue reading]
