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! Attorney convicted in stealing nearly $2 million in MTA money (L.A. Times) James Vincent Reiss defended Metro as a contract attorney in injury cases. Reiss [continue reading]
Oh 405, oh 405…here’s a press release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor plans to fully close the southbound I-405 between Santa Monica Boulevard and National Boulevard in West Los Angeles on the following dates and times to facilitate the installation of a full-span freeway overhead sign: [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! Good afternoon, Source readers! I’m back from a few days off and in catch-up mode, so please forgive if some of this news isn’t so [continue reading]
The demand for public transportation rose last year as Americans took 10.7 billion trips, the highest transit ridership in 57 years, according to a report released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This was the eighth year in a row that more than 10 billion trips were taken [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to conduct a full night-time only closure of the northbound I-405 between Getty Center Drive and the Greenleaf onramp on the night of Tuesday, March 11 from midnight to 5 a.m. (morning of Wednesday, March [continue reading]
Final Update 7:27 p.m.: Metro Gold Line is resuming normal service with minor residual delays expected through 8 p.m. Metro thanks affected customers for their patience and wishes everyone a great weekend. The Metro Gold Line is currently experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes due to a car that [continue reading]
The following closures will be taking place on the I-5 as Caltrans continues work on the on the I-5/SR-170 interchange: Special Closure Notes Southbound I-5 between the I-5/SR-170 interchange and Sheldon Street will be closed intermittently at night through April 2014, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. See the attached notice [continue reading]
At approximately 3:24 p.m. a Union Station-bound, Metro Red Line train made contact with an individual at Wilshire/Vermont Station, requiring in a police investigation that resulted in delays of up to 20 minutes to Red and Purple Line trains. The police investigation was cleared at approximately 4 p.m. and LASD [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! Obama’s budget is a populist wish list and an election blueprint (New York Times) The $3.9-trillion budget for fiscal year 2015 is designed to draw [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! Blue Line train strikes vehicle–at least 12 injured (L.A. Times) Initial reports are that a mini-van ran a red light and was struck by a [continue reading]
