Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Hitting the streets of L.A. on bikes on Sept. 12 (CicLAvia) The cycling group says that it has nearly all the permits to shut down [continue reading]
The quote in the headline — “this whole county is going to change” — is courtesy of Ara Najarian, the chairman of the Board of Directors of Metro and the mayor of Glendale. He was one of many public officials who spoke Saturday morning at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the [continue reading]
Commuters and neighbors can see that the I-405 uses a sophisticated system of lanes, ramps and signage to move hundreds of thousands of vehicles each day. What few see is the comprehensive drainage system beneath the I-405 road surface. Miles of drains under the I-405 carry runoff from rain falling [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_kNj34U93o[/youtube] Catch a preview of Metro Rail’s 20th birthday in Summer Metro Motion — Metro’s quarterly cable TV show featuring stories about transportation issues and achievements across Los Angeles County. Through old footage and new, Summer Metro Motion celebrates the 20th birthday of Metro Rail — the first line in Metro’s modern [continue reading]
[mappress] The ceremonial groundbreaking for the Gold Line Foothill Extension is tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Newcastle Park (101 Colorado Blvd.) in Arcadia. The event is open to the public and several public officials will be speaking about the long-awaited project, which is expected to begin construction later in the [continue reading]
This Sunday, June 27, is Metro’s bi-annual service “shake-up” where bus routes are adjusted, timetables are tweaked and some lines disappear while others are born – all in the name of trying to enhance service and efficiency. And, quite frankly, to make Metro’s service more financially efficient, too. The big [continue reading]
This morning’s train versus pedestrian incident that occurred on the Metro Gold Line is a fatality. It happened about 5:30 a.m. just south of the Del Mar station. An African-American man believed to be in his 30s stepped in front of a southbound train and died at the scene. LASD [continue reading]
It’s the last weekend of the L.A. Film Festival held in Metro-friendly Downtown L.A. – make sure to take advantage of the $2 off Destination Discount for taking Metro to a screening. The Electric Daisy Carnival is the weekend as well – hop on a Metro bus and forget about [continue reading]
As I posted yesterday, the Gold Line Foothill Extension project awarded its first construction contract on Friday. A ceremonial groundbreaking will take place in Arcadia on Saturday and work on a rail bridge over the eastbound lanes of the 210 freeway is expected to start within a few months. While [continue reading]
The Board of Directors of Metro met this morning for their regular monthly meeting. Below are a few of their more notable actions. Links to Metro staff reports on the various items can be found on the online agenda: •(Item 19) The Board of Directors voted to approve an initial [continue reading]
