Here's the presentation and video from last night's Union Station Master Plan community workshop
Los Angeles Union Station Master Plan community workshop Aug. 1 Couldn’t attend last night’s community workshop for the Union Station Master Plan? Above is the presentation given at the meeting and here is a 27-minute video that includes the presentation and commentary from Master Plan staff. So what do you [continue reading]
Construction notices for 405 off-ramp closure to Sunset Boulevard and other associated work
UPDATE: The 405 project team says the Sunset Boulevard off-ramp from the 405 will close at 8 p.m., not 7 p.m. as we originally posted. A lot happening on the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project beginning tonight. It boils down to this: •A 120-day closure of the Sunset Boulevard off-ramp [continue reading]
120-Day Closure of Northbound I-405 Sunset Boulevard off-ramp planned beginning Friday night
The I-405 project is set to do some major ramp construction work at Sunset and the I-405 that will require the closure of Sunset off-ramp for 120 days. See news release below. Northbound I-405 Off-ramp to Sunset Boulevard to close for 120 Days Starting Aug. 2 The I-405 Sepulveda Pass [continue reading]
New video advocates for High Desert Corridor project
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTIndCYxeHs&w=584&h=329] The above video was recently released by the High Desert Corridor [HDC] study team. For those new to the project, the HDC proposes to construct a new 63-mile east-west freeway between the 14 freeway and State Route 18 in the Antelope Valley. A rail link parallel to the new [continue reading]
Union Station community workshop on Thursday to provide more details of emerging master plan
The Union Station Master Plan team is holding a community workshop tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Our Cathedral of the Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles to discuss their latest work on the plan to improve the 74-year-old station. If you can’t make it, no reason [continue reading]
Metro's response to CityWatch article on problems with TAP cards
Matthew Hetz published an article at CityWatch today with the headline “The TAP card, discouraging mass transit one card at a time.” The article listed several issues that Mr. Hetz has had with TAP. Here is Metro’s response to Mr. Hetz: Dear Mr. Hetz: Thank you for taking the time [continue reading]
Federal New Starts dollars for two Metro rail projects could be threatened
In my old life as a newspaper reporter, I learned after a while not to write too many sky-is-falling-because-our-budget-is-getting-cut stories. And I've tried not to put too many of those on The Source because, well, the last time I looked up, the big blue sky was still there. That said, [continue reading]
Superior Court judge dismisses motion by Metro in lawsuits against Regional Connector project
A quick update on a motion that Metro filed in Los Angeles Superior Court to dismiss three lawsuits filed in state court against the Regional Connector project: A judge has declined to rule on the motions and dismissed them. The trial in the lawsuits is scheduled to begin Nov. 4. [continue reading]
Officials celebrate first decade of Gold Line service
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqC21Hrcu1g&w=584&h=329] There was a nice event held Friday morning for the 10th anniversary of Gold Line service between Los Angeles Union Station and Pasadena. The event was organized by the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency that is overseeing construction of the 11.5-mile addition to the Gold Line [continue reading]