The agency’s Board of Directors also voted Thursday to hold a special meeting within the next 60 days to discuss the fare increase scheduled to take place on July 1. The meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, May 8, at 10 a.m. at Metro headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The [continue reading]
The Board of Directors of Metro on Thursday unanimously voted to support the 30/10 Initiative that proposes to seek federal funds to build a dozen mass transit projects in the next 10 years instead of the 30 years. The plan also would try to speed the construction of some highway [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors just unanimously voted to support the 30/10 initiative to try to accelerate the building of transit and road projects by using federal loans and other funds. I’ll have a full story posted shortly.
Metro has launched another blog to satiate your hunger for transportation related reading. Primary Resources is what the Metro Library is calling their newest online venture – a blog that taps into the library’s vast collection of resources to provide images, videos and documents along with insightful commentary from Metro’s [continue reading]
The monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors is underway in downtown Los Angeles. But it appears that there won’t be debate today on Item 55, a recommendation by Metro staff to launch a new round of studies on how to improve traffic in the area surrounding the 710 [continue reading]
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. “30 in 10,” Street Repair, Parking Privatization: The State of the City [continue reading]
On Wednesday, May 12, Metro is holding a day-long symposium on pedestrian-related issues around the region. The flier for the event is at right. The idea is to spark a discussion of the many issues related to walking in car-centric So Cal. There are several panel discussions throughout the day, [continue reading]
The organization ClimatePlan wants people, as its name implies, to do something about climate change and, specifically, sprawl that contributes to the burning of fossil fuels. As part of a series of emails on the topic to those who work in government, the above maps were included to show how [continue reading]
The monthly meeting of the agency’s Board of Directors will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Metro headquarters adjacent to Union Station in Los Angeles. Meetings are open to the public. Here’s a quick look at some of the more interesting items on the meeting’s agenda: •(Item 33) The [continue reading]
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. Stranded at the Station: Mapping the Transit Funding Crisis (Transportation For America) [continue reading]
