Metro will be holding community update meetings January 24 through 31 for the Westside Subway Extension Project, currently going through its Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) planning phase. Metro will provide members of the public with background on Project planning to date, detail what community members can expect during the [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. Metro, High-Speed Rail Group May Buy Union Station (Los Angeles Downtown News) Metro and the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) are [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. Line 212 Due to ceremony/red carpet event Line 212 will be detoured on Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive. Southbound Only: Regular [continue reading]
UPDATE 6:15 p.m. The scene of a traffic accident that didn’t involve a Metro train but delayed Blue Line service between Imperial and Artesia stations is cleared. Trains are resuming normal operations. Expect residual delays until 7 p.m. ———- What was happening: A traffic accident at Alondra — not involving a Metro [continue reading]
Caltrans kicks off the first of four “scoping” meetings Monday to gather public and agency input that will eventually shape the environmental scope of plans to seek funding for much-needed improvements to the 222-mile Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN North) rail corridor. The meeting will be held at [continue reading]
Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this curated list represents what we think is cool and easy to get to. To plan your trip and to check [continue reading]
Metro has recently launched a new feature on Metro.net, Live Help beta. Live Help beta creates a seamless link between Metro.net and Customer Relations, allowing patrons to chat live with Customer Information Agents via a web based instant messaging interface. This provides web savvy (or phone-phobic) customers with an easy [continue reading]
With a partial opening of the first leg of the Expo Line possible later this year, we thought we’d take another look at progress on its construction. The last time we checked in, it was in the balmy days of August 2010. As you can imagine, there are quite a [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. Construction Authority to take hard look at construction firms (L.A. Times) Two construction firms bidding to build the second phase of the [continue reading]
With Congress looking at ways to cut federal spending, it’s not surprising that one focus has been to cut back on transportation spending, as we posted last week. The House went ahead yesterday and did, in fact, approve a rule that could lead to cuts. It remains to be seen [continue reading]
