First, a point of emphasis: the America Fast Forward program to expand federal funding to speed up the construction of transportation projects is very much a work-in-progress. Congress adopted part of America Fast Forward last year — an expanded federal loan program called TIFIA that backs loans with the big [continue reading]
UPDATE, 3 P.M. WEDNESDAY: The motion was withdrawn and will not be considered at Thursday's Board meeting. We posted the newly released Alternatives Analysis (AA) yesterday for the SR-710 project that aims to improve traffic in the area near the gap in the 710 between Alhambra and Pasadena. Above [continue reading]
SR-710 Alternatives Analysis by Above is the Alternatives Analysis for the SR-710 project that was released late Friday afternoon. Here’s the executive summary. We’ve previously reported on the five alternatives that Metro staff is recommending for further study in a draft environmental impact statement/report, but the AA provides a lot [continue reading]
Planning continues on the city of Los Angeles project to return streetcar service to downtown Los Angeles. Here’s the good word on an upcoming community meeting: To learn more about the project, visit the Go L.A. Streetcar website.
Metro took another step forward toward construction of the Regional Connector Project by issuing a Request for Proposals, or RFP, last week for the 1.9-mile underground light rail line through downtown Los Angeles. The $1.367-billion project is partially funded with $160 million in Measure R money, and is considered one [continue reading]
Here’s the latest update from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile extension of the Gold Line from Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border — check out the very cool photo of the 210 bridge at night, posted after the jump: The FTC (Foothill Transit Constructors [continue reading]
New Bus Purchase staff report by Metro buses rack up a lot of miles and need to be replaced at regular intervals. The above Metro staff report proposes the purchase of 550 40-foot buses powered by compressed natural gas from New Flyer, which is based in Winnipeg and has manufacturing [continue reading]
Staff report on FasTrak maintenance fee by In December, Supervisor and Metro Board Member Zev Yaroslavsky submitted a motion to the Metro Board to eliminate the $3 account maintenance fee for ExpressLanes customers. The fee has yet to go into effect — it won’t until the ExpressLanes open on the [continue reading]
Metro will hold three “All Communities Convening” corridor – wide open house meetings as part of the Alternative Analysis of the SR-710 environmental study. The open house meetings will be held on the following dates: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Maranatha High School Student Center, 169 S. Saint John [continue reading]
A bus rapid transit or light rail line along Van Nuys Boulevard are among the options recommended for further study in the Alternative Analysis released today by Metro for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project. The study considered more than 30 alternatives for improving transit in the eastern [continue reading]
