Nothing like triple digit temperatures to bust some sod, but that’s exactly what public officials did this morning in the San Fernando Valley on a project that will add 3.4 miles of HOV lane to both directions of the Golden State Freeway between the 170 and 118 freeways. The $140.2-million [continue reading]
Gold Line Service Alert 9/27/10 Gold Line trains are running every 20 minutes due to technical difficulties with an overhead catenary wire at the Avenue 60 crossing near Highland Park. Metro will be running longer trains to provide additional capacity for the afternoon commute. Patrons are asked to spread out [continue reading]
Below is the schedule for the final two public hearings on the subway’s draft environmental impact statement/report, or DEIR/S for the acronym-minded reader. As you might expect, the subject of tunneling under private properties will be discussed at tonight’s hearing in Beverly Hills, which is being live-streamed beginning at 6 [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]
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. High Speed Rail Conference: Station Motivation (LA Streetsblog) Streetsblog attended the California High Speed Rail TOD Marketplace, an event put on by [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 first of two public hearings on the Regional Connector’s draft environmental impact statement/report (DEIS/R) is tomorrow night. Here’s the schedule: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 6:30 – 8pm Japanese American National Museum 369 E. 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Monday, October 4, 2010 11:30am – 1pm Los Angeles Police [continue reading]
photo by Lois Elling, via Flickr A very nice shot of the BART station in San Leandro, taken a couple of years ago. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to sourcemetro@gmail.com. The photos we’ve featured can be seen [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Today’s Service Alerts Red/Purple Line Due to ongoing inspection of rail cars, some subway trains on the Red and Purple lines may be shorter [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Today’s Service Alerts Blue Line Due to Blue Line/Expo Construction, beginning at 8:30pm Friday and through at least 4am Monday morning, trains will operate [continue reading]
