Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Metro to repair cracks in Gold Line freeway overpass (L.A. Times) The agency found some cracks — which it calls cosmetic — in the supports [continue reading]
Patsaouras Transit Plaza will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from 9 p.m. Friday, April 11, through 4 a.m. Monday, April 14, for landscaping renovations. Work being done will address water damage to the plaza and structures underneath and replace waterproofing, landscaping, electrical and irrigation systems. No vehicles or pedestrians [continue reading]
During a routine investigation of Metro Gold Line bridge structures on Wednesday, March 26, Metro Operations discovered cracks in the concrete on a bridge abutment between Union Station and Little Tokyo/Arts District Station. The inspection occurred prior to the 5.1 earthquake on March 28. Metro’s Engineering & Construction and Facilities [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Move LA’s Measure R 2 proposal, including their rail fantasy map (Streetsblog L.A.) A look at the activist group’s “strawman proposal” for a half-cent sales tax [continue reading]
The Metro Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) Big Rig Tow Truck Program is a congestion mitigation program that specifically targets large disabled trucks and semi-tractor trailers. FSP Big Rig currently serves both the 91 and 710 freeways in Los Angeles County. With $1.5 million in financial support from the Mobile Source Air [continue reading]
The spring 2014 edition of CicLAvia will take place this Sunday, April 6, along Iconic Wilshire Boulevard. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the six-mile stretch between One Wilshire in Downtown L.A. and Fairfax Avenue in the Miracle Mile will be closed to cars and open to the bicycling, walking, jogging, [continue reading]
Fans of the L.A. Clippers can support their team by taking public transportation to any of the three Clippers home games during NBA Green Week on April 3, 6 or 9. Riding the bus or train can help you greatly reduce your carbon footprint…and as an added bonus, every time you share on [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! South L.A. needs trees (L.A. Times) The editorial despairs the loss of about 135 trees along Crenshaw Boulevard to accommodate construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Line [continue reading]
New Flyer opened a new bus service facility in Ontario earlier this year, creating more than 50 new local jobs. The facility helps to support delivery and maintenance service of the 550 buses ordered by Metro. The buses are built in the manufacturing plant in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Once they are [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! A tunnel under the Sepulveda Pass? It might be yours for 25 cents a day (L.A. Times) Kerry Cavanaugh looks at the Sepulveda Pass Transit [continue reading]
