Commuting in the City of Lancaster just got a little bit better with the recent opening of the Avenue I/SR-14 interchange. Here’s the press release from the City of Lancaster: Today, the City of Lancaster, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) officials commemorated [continue reading]
Here’s a new graphic from Metro showing the growing support for the bond part of the America Fast Forward program that Congress will hopefully adopt this year. And here’s the update from Metro’s government relations squad: Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel [continue reading]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWYZGJWmZUs] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZTCw7hCgHI] In case you missed it, the Union Station Master Plan team held a community meeting earlier this month to discuss the draft alternatives for the plan to transform and prepare the region’s transit hub for the 21st Century — and perhaps beyond. The above videos feature [continue reading]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xhTqfM60Mk] And here’s the news release from Metro: In time for the upcoming Memorial Day travel weekend, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have officially opened an additional general purpose lane on the northbound I-405 between the I-10 and Santa Monica Boulevard [continue reading]
I think my brain was in long-weekend mode a little early last week — I wrote this but forgot to post this from Thursday’s meeting of the Metro Board of Directors: •(Item 31) The Board approved a contract modification worth up to $55 million with Cubic Transportation Systems for TAP [continue reading]
Stations at Leimert Park Village and at Hindry and Florence avenues near Westchester for the Crenshaw/LAX Line light rail project were funded today by the Metro Board of Directors, ending a two-year long controversy over whether the stops would be built. The vote was 10 to 1. The motion [continue reading]
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has submitted a motion directing Metro to amend the budget for the coming fiscal year to fund two optional stations for the Crenshaw/LAX Line at Leimert Park Village and Hindry. Co-authors on the motion include Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Supervisor Mike Antonovich, Supervisor Don Knabe, Duarte [continue reading]
Below are a pair of construction notices from the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. In addition, here's a story about the opening of the 1.7 miles of lane on County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's website. 1. New northbound I-405 general purpose lane A new 1.7 mile general purpose lane is scheduled [continue reading]
May Board agenda And the gavel has fallen on the monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors. Today's agenda is above. You can listen into the meeting by phoning 213-922-6045. As per usual, I'll post on any interestingness that breaks out at the meeting.
