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 After 8pm all Blue Line trains depart 7th Street/Metro Center from Platform 1 (Flower-Hope St. side). Dates: through June 19. Due track [continue reading]
The final environmental impact report for rush hour bus lanes on parts of Wilshire Boulevard was initially approved by the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday, with a roughly one-mile stretch in the Condo Canyon area of Westwood removed from the project. Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas abstained from the vote. [continue reading]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [continue reading]
The next step for planning and engineering the Westside Subway Extension — including deciding the exact route the project will ultimately take through Beverly Hills, Century City and Westwood — begins next week when Metro contractors begin conducting soil, seismic, noise and vibration tests as part of final environmental review [continue reading]
Among the actions taken so far today by the Metro Board of Directors at their meeting: •(Item 6) The Board approved a $28-million increase to the budget for the first phase of the Expo Line from downtown L.A. to Culver City, bringing it to $928 million. Staff report •(Item 3) [continue reading]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [continue reading]
The final Board meeting of 2010 just started a few minutes ago. Among the items on the agenda is consideration of the final environmental impact report for the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit project — i.e. the rush hour bus lanes. Part of that conversation will involve the Board deciding whether [continue reading]
Click above to see a larger image. photos by Fernando “Andres” Di Zitti, via submission One of our favorite Metro interns captured these images recently from Metro headquarters, which offers great vistas of Los Angeles from its Union Station-adjacent location. By the way, submissions of the local transit and transportation [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. Putting the mute in commute (Boston Globe) In response to passenger complaints about other noisy passengers, the T is trying something novel: [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. Blue Line 1. After 8pm all Blue Line trains depart 7th Street/Metro Center from Platform 1 (Flower-Hope St. side). Dates: through June 19. 2. [continue reading]
