Metro issued a long news release today about its highway program — specifically the many projects either underway or in the planning stage. As the release states, Metro’s highway program is often overlooked because of the agency’s transit programs. But the highway program is important. The most recent Census Bureau [continue reading]
Metro’s operations crew has scheduled a test for tomorrow morning in the USC area: a truck will be pushing a mock-up of a train car on the Expo Line tracks to check for clearance issues. This isn’t the same as a real train being on the tracks, but nonetheless members [continue reading]
From the project’s web page at metro.net: Metro is continuing work on the Final EIS/EIR for the Westside Subway Extension. Please join us for the second round of community update meetings for this last planning phase of the project. At these meetings, Metro will provide feedback from the January community [continue reading]
This is the second story in our series examining how L.A. County’s 30/10 financing model could help other cities around the country. On the eve of the 21st Century, the citizens of Salt Lake City cut the ribbon on their first light rail project, a 15-mile line connecting downtown to [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Bus Riders Union alleges that service changes will harm minorities and low-income riders (L.A. Times) The group has filed a complaint with [continue reading]
Continuing its new approach to civic engagement, Metro’s “SR-710 Conversations” will launch its virtual meeting next week on March 21, 2011 at 6 p.m. Pre-registration is now open to the public for this first-of-its-kind online public meeting.
I know there was a lot of reader interest — understandably — in the recent news that Metro intends to purchase Union Station. Many readers were pleased with the news, saying the station needs more amenities as the number of rail users increases. The deal is scheduled to close shortly [continue reading]
[youtube width=”550″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egc_MwazUWo[/youtube] Nearly every proposed transit project involves asking the public: what do you think? Most often, the public submits written comments or maybe makes an official statement at a public meeting. A group of stakeholders in Detroit decided to try something different when it came to commenting on [continue reading]
In recent weeks, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has taken to calling the 30/10 Initiative by a new name: America Fast Forward. The idea is to drive home the point to Congress that the plan to expand federal loans and financing for transit projects is something that can help regions [continue reading]
As Carter mentioned in the headlines this morning, another national study has been released — by the traffic navigation services firm Inrix — that shows that the Los Angeles metro area has the worst traffic in the United States. In particular, the study singled out three stretches of freeways in [continue reading]
