A scoping meeting to discuss returning streetcar service to downtown Los Angeles will be held from 4 to 7: 30 p.m. today at the Los Angeles Theatre in downtown at 615 South Broadway. The big point of the meeting is to discuss and suggest possible routes for the project, which [continue reading]
With the news that the 405 freeway in the Sepulveda Pass will be entirely closed the weekend of July 16-17 to tear down the southside of the Mulholland Bridge, the Metro team working on the project sent over more details about the bridge: The Mulholland Drive Bridge will be the [continue reading]
The closure will be cover the entire 405 freeway in both directions over the Sepulvea Pass from late Friday evening, July 15, until early Monday, July 18. In other words, there will be no access on the 405 between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. The freeway is being [continue reading]
The Expo Line will be testing trains, traffic signals and train control systems this week between Vermont Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard from about 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. For the complete testing notice each weekday, click here [pdf].
This is probably a bit premature, given that the ExpressLanes project has targeted opening dates of late 2012 for the 110 freeway segment and early 2013 for the 10 freeway. But L.A. Streetsblog on Thursday had a good post about these charts about transponder fees, so I also wanted to [continue reading]
This week several online news sources have reported that the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) has filed a “Writ of Mandate” petition in Los Angeles Superior Court that seeks to require Metro to release documents on the Westside Subway Extension Project, as well as station location alternatives in the Century City area. The reason for [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA9zxZN40kU&feature=player_embedded#at=20[/youtube] The report, issued Tuesday, concludes that Caltrans should oversee construction of the line and not the California High-Speed Rail Authority — the state agency set up to plan and build the project. “The Authority has been given a lot of autonomy, but we’re not convinced that it has looked [continue reading]
Work continues this week on the Orange Line busway extension from the Chatsworth Metrolink station to the Canoga station. The above photo shows asphalt that was torn up in the Canoga station parking lot to make room for the busway and station platforms. Here’s the latest construction update. The parking [continue reading]
The Connector will link the Gold Line to the Blue Line and the future Expo Line so that passengers can travel through downtown without having to transfer. Here’s the latest news release from Metro, which is planning the line: Over the next two weeks, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation [continue reading]
Beginning Sunday, May 8, Metro customers will be able to use the new Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center adjacent to the Metro Blue Line Compton Station. The new transit center will have eight new bus bays and will allow easy and safe access to the rail station. Metro Bus lines 51, [continue reading]
