Here are a few notes from the Metro Board of Directors meeting Thursday. There were no giant items in front of the Board relative to particular projects, but nonetheless some interesting discussion broke out. To wit: •In his remarks as Board Chair, Michael D. Antonovich said he wants more information [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription orRSS feed. Mobility Summit concludes L.A. County should prepare for high-speed rail (LA Daily News) While funding [continue reading]
Good morning, Source readers. Metro Board Vice Chair Diane DuBois just dropped the gavel on this month’s meeting of the Metro Board of Directors, the elected officials and appointees who oversee the agency. The meeting began with a moment of silence for Adolfo Figueroa, the 43-year-old killed eariler this month [continue reading]
Alas, Mel the Metro ExpressLanes Van will NOT be making a special guest appearance today at the downtown Farmer’s Market at L.A. City Hall. (A power outage has derailed her plans.) But human ExpressLanes reps will be there on schedule — from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. — to answer questions and create [continue reading]
First, some good news: A number of changes are in the works for Metro ticket machines. Among them: allowing customers to purchase stored value amounts of $3 (for those taking round-trips), new messaging on the machines to help customers make their first purchase, as well as some minor changes in [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Climate of Doubt (Frontline PBS) Curious why climate change has [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. OCTA Board rejects toll lanes for I-405 (Los Alamitos-Seal Beach [continue reading]
The Los Angeles Streetcar project is holding two public meetings in downtown to explain and discuss the upcoming vote for downtown residents on whether they should tax themselves to help fund the streetcar. Specifically, the vote is whether a “community facilities district” should be created downtown, the idea being that [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Bakersfield City Council takes first step toward bullet train lawsuit [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. HNTB chosen as winner of 6th Street Bridge (Mayor Antonio [continue reading]
