The first phase of the Expo Line officially opens Saturday, April 28, and the 5.9 miles of Expo bike lanes running parallel to the project are a welcome addition to the Los Angeles County bikeway network. Metro hopes the new rail line proves to be a success with riders of [continue reading]
The KPCC show this morning is well worth a listen and is timely: the Metro Board of Directors tomorrow is scheduled to consider the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the project. Guests include Beverly Hills Councilman Barry Brucker and County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Zev Yaroslavsky, who explains why [continue reading]
A public forum today at Union Station provided the public with their first look at conceptual visions for Union Station and the surrounding area by six architectural firms bidding to prepare a master plan for the facility. Metro Executive Planning Director Martha Welborne told the several hundred people in attendance [continue reading]
Of the many words spoken and written about the opening of the Expo Line on Saturday, the one I’ve heard the most is “finally.” Makes sense. It has been nearly 60 years since trains carrying passengers ceased running on the old Expo tracks. The last time it happened Dwight Eisenhower [continue reading]
Phase One of the Expo Line will soon put transit riding Angelenos within walking distance of a slew of destinations previously not served by Metro Rail: USC, Exposition Park, Mid City and Culver City, among others. But many transit trips don’t begin and end by walking to and from the [continue reading]
The monthly meeting of the full Metro Board of Directors is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Metro headquarters adjacent to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. The meeting, as usual, is open to the public. Please note the time change — meetings usually begin at 9 a.m. The two [continue reading]
The Measure R half-cent sales tax approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2008 is funding the Gold Line Foothill Extension that extend the Gold Line for 11.5 miles from eastern Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. The Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the independent agency building the project, is [continue reading]
With the first phase of the Expo Line scheduled to open later this month, I recently interviewed Darrell Clarke, the co-chair of Friends 4 Expo Transit, a group that has worked tirelessly to ensure that Los Angeles has light rail, rather than a busway — or no transit at all [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtDcf1ZHiGI&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Good video today from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the independent agency building the Pasadena-to-Azusa line. Check out the time lapse of the frame going up for the Iconic Bridge over the eastbound 210. The project is funded by Measure R, the half-cent sales tax increase approved [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfsPMDwihgw&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Metro staffer Gayle Anderson edited together this video using some neat aerial footage of the Expo alignment. As many of you surely know, Expo is opening this weekend with service and free rides between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Regular service with longer hours and [continue reading]
