UPDATE, 11 A.M. FRIDAY, SEPT. 4: Metro CEO Phil Washington held a media briefing earlier this week to discuss fareless transit and take questions. Watch the briefing here. UPDATE, 10:45 A.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 28: We’re getting a lot of comments expressing concern over how fareless transit would impact the homeless [continue reading]
Work to upgrade a section of the C Line (Green) signaling system will take place this weekend, requiring three station closures and Metro bus shuttles between Aviation/LAX and Harbor Freeway Station. Starting Friday, August 28 at 11 a.m. through Sunday, August 30 close of service, train service will be closed [continue reading]
The monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors is 10 a.m. Thursday. As has been the case since March, this will be a virtual meeting due to the ongoing pandemic. You can listen/watch the webstream — a link will appear here when the meeting begins. If you can’t attend [continue reading]
An important discussion on bus and rail service levels will take place at the Metro Board of Directors meeting this Thursday, August 27, as part of Item 25. If you [continue reading]
The Metro G (Orange) Line BRT Improvements Project is one of the early Measure M transit projects with $286 million in Measure M and $75 million in state funds. The [continue reading]
[scribd id=473655494 key=key-CdNFK4Yl7JWZSLgZ2pXL mode=scroll] pdf here Friendly reminder: Metro’s draft version of Goods Movement Strategic Plan is still available for public comment! Metro is pleased to have developed the draft plan along with a very wide spectrum of goods movement stakeholders. We’re looking for ways to improve the economy-sustaining movement of [continue reading]
With some key milestones being reached this week, we wanted to provide a quick update on the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project. This is Metro’s effort to build a fast, high-capacity transit line between the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and LAX. •On Wednesday, August 26, proposals from private firms are [continue reading]
There will be no train service to Arcadia Station from 8 p.m. Saturday, August 22 to 10 a.m. Sunday, August 23 as Southern California Edison performs utility work. Buses will replace train service between Monrovia and Sierra Madre Villa Stations while the work is in effect. This means all southbound trains [continue reading]
•Please stay safe during the ongoing heat wave — stay hydrated and try to find shade if you’re out. It’s currently about 104 degrees in my neck of the woods in Pasadena. With temperatures soaring and remaining in the triple digits for several days in a row, LA County is [continue reading]
The main purpose of the Census is to figure out how many seats each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives. But the Census is much more than flinging [continue reading]
