How We Roll, March 8: there were elections
Art of Transit 1: Art of Transit 2: Garcetti is reelected (LAT) Faced with the chance of radical change, L.A. voters stay the course (LAT) Measure H rebounds from an [continue reading]
Women Build Metro: meet Nancy Garcia, carpenter apprentice
Nancy Garcia of Boyle Heights was working at Goodwill when she first learned about Women Build Metro. At the time, she wasn’t sure the Goodwill store was a good fit [continue reading]
Fiscal year 2018 budget kick-off: how to get involved
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/2017-budget-part-1 Spring is in the air, meaning we can soon all relish in the joy that is Metro’s annual budget season 🙂 The budget in the works is for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The above podcast helps explain how you can get involved in the process [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 6: is tolling the thing that will ‘fix’ traffic?
ICYMI: I was a little surprised I didn’t get more push back or comments on last week’s How We Roll that posed the question whether driving was getting any cheaper. [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 2: why Metro uses photo enforcement cameras to keep vehicles off train tracks
Hundreds of motorists were likely wrongly targeted by camera at LA intersection (KCBS) This piece by reporter David Goldstein concerns a Metro photo enforcement camera at East Century Boulevard and [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 1: funicular funding, Pas bike share, Trump infrastructure plan
Art of Transit: Angels Flight expected to reopen by Labor Day, officials say (LAT) It’s been closed since 2013 but a public-private partnership of sorts is going to revive it: “A group of engineering and transportation companies has agreed to maintain and operate the 298-foot railway and cover the cost [continue reading]
How We Roll, February 28: ride hailing vs traffic, Blue/Expo delays, 2017 transit predictions
Dept. of Delays: The Blue Line and Expo Line delays during today’s morning rush hour was caused by this car getting stuck on the tracks at 12th and Flower in downtown L.A. at about 5:25 a.m. How’d the car get there? Early word is that the driver was allegedly drunk. The problem [continue reading]
Final Update: Blue and Expo Lines resume normal service
Final Update, 7:30 a.m.: The vehicle has been removed from tracks. Blue and Expo Line trains are resuming normal service, though customers can expect residual delays through 8:15 a.m. If your trip was impacted by this morning’s incident, please call Customer Relations for delay verification at 213.922.6235. Earlier: There is currently [continue reading]
How We Roll, driving takes off and transit ridership declines
Reminder: The 626 Golden Streets event is on tab for this Sunday and it sounds great. How often can you ride your bike sans traffic for 17 miles from South [continue reading]
Nextrip system maintenance complete
Update, 2:20 p.m.: Nextrip/NextBus system maintenance has been completed. All real-time bus and train arrivals are now available. The network maintenance scheduled from midnight to 3 a.m. Sunday morning is still underway. All real-time bus and train arrivals are currently unavailable until further notice. To plan a trip while the system is [continue reading]