In late January, three days before nearby pile driving would begin, two members of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project team stood before 35 kindergarten and first-graders to demonstrate how bridges are built. Using a handmade bridge model, potting soil, chocolate pudding, nails and a glass of water, Kasey Shuda, [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SvSSehzrjA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] With little fanfare, an Expo Line train powered up and ran down the tracks for the first time today. The above video shows a test train leaving the Vermont Avenue station and heading west. Testing of the line will continue through spring and summer with a target date of [continue reading]
Communities that populate a stretch of high desert between the Antelope Valley and Victor Valley will have a chance to weigh in at public meetings next week on the environmental impact study of a 63-mile freeway corridor proposed to link the fast-growing areas. At issue is traffic safety and the growing [continue reading]
When Los Angeles County voters approved Measure R in 2008, one of the key rail projects they chose to fund is an extension of the Gold Line from its current terminus in Pasadena to Azusa. Scheduled completion of that segment is 2014. Phase 2B from Azusa to Montclair is currently [continue reading]
Here are our selections this week: Joel Epstein, West L.A. – Why You Ride “Save money, reduce my carbon footprint, reduce stress, leave the driving to someone who is better at it then me, and of course because solo drivers are the root of all evil and the cause of [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”480″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVJJvDmpF3w[/youtube] Here’s some more Expo Line eye candy: watch as Metro staff roll out the first light rail vehicle on to tracks for testing. The train is pulled by a “high-rail” vehicle – basically a big truck fitted with steel wheels – as there is currently no power [continue reading]
photos by Jose Ubaldo/Metro Here are a few more photos of the Expo Line testing that began Monday morning along the Flower Street part of the alignment. Testing will be ongoing throughout the week. Here’s an earlier news release. There are also some nice photos at the Friends 4 Expo [continue reading]
Here’s the official reminder, courtesy of Metro’s community relations staff: Councilwoman Jan Perry (Los Angeles City Council District 9) and Metro invite you to a community meeting and workshop on proposed improvements at Adams Boulevard, including a new pedestrian plaza across the I-110 freeway just north of Adams Blvd., in [continue reading]
photo by Jose Ubaldo/Metro Metro Rail vehicles took to the new Expo Line tracks for the first time early Monday morning. In the above photo, the vehicles — which were towed by a truck — sit at the new station at 23rd and Flower streets. More testing will continue throughout [continue reading]
The news release, which follows, was just posted this evening by Metro. We’ll have photos tomorrow on The Source. Public urged to watch for trains and be safe Metro Monday Will Begin Train Testing On New Expo Light Rail Line On Monday morning, Metro will begin testing a train car [continue reading]
