Construction notices for ExpressLanes project
Hope Street Work Notice 1-6-12 And another notice for Alameda Street after the jump…
Metro responds to allegation by Beverly Hills Courier
The Beverly Hills Courier published a story in today’s edition headlined “Metro admits Santa Monica Blvd. seismic work not adequate.” The story involves the studies that the Beverly Hills Unified School District is performing on the Beverly Hills High School campus in order to determine the location of earthquake fault [continue reading]
Foothill Extension Construction Authority files objection to court ruling
This involves a lawsuit brought against the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority alleging that the environmental studies for the Pasadena-to-Azusa light rail project didn’t properly study alternative locations for a rail maintenance yard. The suit was brought by a Monrovia land owner who is objecting to attempts to acquire [continue reading]
State bill could allow county voters to decide to extend Measure R past 2039
In 2008, Los Angeles County voters approved the Measure R sales tax increase of one-half cent to pay for new road and transit projects. The approval of Measure R — with 68 percent of the vote — jump-started Metro’s efforts to build a network of bus and rail projects that [continue reading]
Five things I’m thinking about transportation, Jan. 4 edition
HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDING: I think until proponents of the project put forth a credible funding plan, the project is going to keep getting slagged by opponents and critics. The latest salvo came yesterday on the first business day of the new year, when a state-appointed “peer review group” burped out [continue reading]
Final environmental document for Crenshaw/LAX Line approved by FTA
Good news for Metro on the final business day of 2011: The Federal Transit Administration has approved the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the Crenshaw/LAX Line, the light rail project that will run between the Green Line and the Exposition Line. The approval allows Metro to go forward with any [continue reading]
Foothill Extension Construction Authority will seek to vacate unfavorable court ruling
The ruling involves a dispute with a land owner over acquiring land for a rail car maintenance yard in Monrovia to serve the extension of the Gold Line to the Azusa/Glendora border. Here’s the news release from the Foothill Extension Construction Authority:
A look back at some of the year’s most popular and interesting posts on The Source
As 2011 winds down, the following is a look back at our more popular posts from the past year. Not surprisingly, many of the posts are from earlier in 2011, which tended to be heavy on big news. And equally non-shocking, readers showed the most interest in posts about Metro [continue reading]
ExpressLanes signs for 110 freeway on the way
What’s all that stuff on the back of the truck? It’s the first sign for the ExpressLanes project on the 110 freeway, which is converting the existing carpool lanes between Adams Boulevard (just south of downtown L.A.) and the Artesia Transit Center to HOT lanes. The signs will be going [continue reading]
Five things I’m thinking about transportation, Dec. 21 edition
BAY AREA TRAFFIC AND SMOG: I think it’s high time that other cities/regions get due credit for their lousy traffic and smog. I was in San Francisco area this past weekend and took the above photo on a decidedly un-breezy day when San Francisco’s smog output wasn’t being blown inland [continue reading]