For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Blue Line Friday – Monday, February 11-14: due to major Blue Line/Expo Construction, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Friday and through at least 4 a.m. [continue reading]
The team of Metro staffers working on the 710 gap closure study held a briefing with members of the media this morning and stories are expected to be published in several newspapers. As we posted on Monday, a round of 18 community meetings begins on Feb. 15 to discuss the [continue reading]
Here are our selections this week: Andrew Gorden,Universtiy Park – Why You Ride “I definitely feel the difference in my wallet! It was amazing to check the “less than $50″ button on how much I spend on transit.” Laura, Hawthorne – Why You Ride “Save money, no car, to do [continue reading]
Over the past year, Metro’s 30/10 Initiative has gained traction locally and in Washington. There seems to be sentiment in many quarters — including the Obama Administration — that using federal loans and other financing to accelerate construction of Measure R projects is a good idea that should be enshrined [continue reading]
On Feb. 15, Amtrak will be trying something new: a morning express train from San Diego to Los Angeles Union Station that will make the journey in two hours and 28 minutes — about 12 to 17 minutes faster than regular travel times that typically take two hours, 40 minutes. [continue reading]
photo by serpentine miner, via Flickr photostream A well composed and moody shot — those are some angry looking clouds — of the U1 train near Berlin’s Schlesisches Tor station. The photo was taken with an older point-and-shoot, a Pentax Optio S51. The image was composed with a shutter speed [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the agency building the line that will be operated by Metro: Los Angeles, CA (February 9, 2011) – Expo Line crews started planting trees and other landscaping today along the new light rail line as it nears completion from downtown [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. John Mica questions California HSR Project (California High Speed Rail Blog) The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, John Mica, [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Harbor Transitway Night Closure (Lines 445, 460, 550, Silver Line) Due to ExpressLanes road work, the Harbor Transitway carpool lane on the I-110 freeway [continue reading]
Here’s the news from Metro CEO Art Leahy’s email to staff: The U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Representative John Mica (R-FL), will be holding a field hearing later this month in Los Angeles [continue reading]
