Point your browser to the Regional Connector’s Ustream channel (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/regional-connector-community-update-meeting) today at noon to watch today’s Community Update Meeting via a live stream. The meeting – which goes until 1:30 p.m. – covers the latest progress on the Draft EIS/R for the project which now includes a fully grade-separated alternative. [continue reading]
Another weekend, another load of Metro accessible stuff to do. Check out Streetsblog L.A.’s fundraiser this Friday and help out a great blog while meeting some people who care about improving transportation in L.A. On Saturday celebrate Japanese culture in Little Tokyo with the return of the annual Cherry Blossom [continue reading]
Metro Mentions is a feature on The Source where we highlight advertisements we’ve stumbled upon that include Metro access information. Why? In this car-culture town, when local businesses and community organizations voluntarily go out of their way to include transit information in their ads, it raises awareness and informs people [continue reading]
This is one of those things that probably won’t cause too much excitement although it’s seemingly good news in a wonky kind of way. Caltrans has received permission from the state to construct two projects — widening of the 91 freeway and the ExpressLanes toll lanes on the 10 and [continue reading]
Both the Regional Connector and Westside Subway have community meetings coming up – but this time you don’t actually have to be there in person to follow the action. Metro will be making use of new social media technologies – Ustream and Twitter – to connect the community to 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. Local Transportation Projects Could Create 500,000 Jobs & $68.8 Billion, Study Finds [continue reading]
A 266-space parking garage at the Atlantic station on the Eastside Extension Gold Line is scheduled to open next Friday, April 16. It’s the second station along the line to have parking — the Indiana station has a small lot. There is also paid parking available at Union Station. Parking [continue reading]
The following item appeared in Metro CEO Art Leahy’s daily email to staff. I think it’s always good to know who-is-asking-for-what in Washington and, thus, I wanted to share the item with you: Members of Congress Submit Appropriations Requests For Fiscal Year 2011 A number of Members of Congress from [continue reading]
Our four part series on Blue Line safety garnered a lot of great feedback, some of which we’ll be featuring in this special edition of Reader email. If you need a refresher, here are links to the entire series: Part I: Engineering safety into the Blue Line Part II: Enforcement [continue reading]
More drainage system work is planned along the I-405 beginning tonight for about two weeks as part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project. Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) cameras will be used to document the existing conditions of the drainage system on the freeway and ramps between the I-10 and [continue reading]
