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. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. Are pedestrian malls the future or the relic of antiquated thinking? (Next [continue reading]
On schedule and in time for the Monday morning commute, the Blue Line powers up for the start of service this morning at 4 a.m. Downtown Blue Line stations — Washington, Grand, Pico/Chick Hearn, 7th Metro Center — were closed to allow for construction of the Expo light rail line. [continue reading]
On Saturday, the Board of Directors of Metro are holding a special meeting to update the public on the scheduled fare increase slated for July 1. Here’s a link to the new fare structure. To put the fare increase in perspective we’ve created a few charts comparing Metro’s new fares [continue reading]
The above photos and graphics show the Sunset Boulevard bridge over the 405 freeway in its current state and what it will look like after it is torn down and reconstructed. The key number to remember: the bridge is 90 feet and six lanes wide at present and when rebuilt [continue reading]
The tweet from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority just went out a few minutes ago — the groundbreaking on the light rail extension from Pasadena to Azusa is scheduled for Saturday, June 26, at 10 a.m. at Newcastle Park in Arcadia. The Foothill Extension will be the first [continue reading]
Wow, this weekend is just jammed packed with incredible Metro accessible events, make sure to scroll through the whole list so you don’t miss a thing. First Fridays at the Natural History Museum, National Train Day at Union Station and a Charles Phoenix 3D Slide Show are just a few [continue reading]
Bike Week LA begins May 17 — a week from Monday. Here’s the press release from Metro with info on the wide array of activities during the week: CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES FOR THOSE WHO PLEDGE TO RIDE THEIR BIKE TO WORK METRO PROMOTES ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES DURING “BIKE WEEK [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”361″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoVXoB6x3vM[/youtube] The first episode of American Makeover, a six episode series of short videos about sprawl in America, launched on YouTube today and its subject is Atlanta – a massive city that may have taken L.A.’s crown as car culture king. The metropolitan area of Sprawlanta, as the [continue reading]
The agency charged with building the state’s bullet train plucked their new chief from Alstom, the French manufacturer of high-speed trains. Press release: California High-Speed Rail Authority Names New CEO: Roelof van Ark At today’s Board of Directors meeting in Sacramento, the California High-Speed Rail Authority named Roelof van Ark, [continue reading]
With working beginning Friday night to prepare the Sunset Boulevard bridge over the 405 for demolition, County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s website takes a deeper look at the work to come. The bridge work is part of the widening of the 405 to add a northbound carpool lane between the Santa [continue reading]
