The PowerPoint presentation that Metro staffers gave the public at last week’s meeting about whether to build a subway station at Crenshaw and Wilshire boulevards is online and available for download. It provides a basic overview of the subway planning process and the issues involved in whether a subway station [continue reading]
Five public meetings will be held beginning tonight in Los Angeles to discuss information about stations along the future Crenshaw Line. The light rail line will run between Crenshaw and Exposition boulevards in the north to the Green Line and Aviation Boulevard in the south and is scheduled to open [continue reading]
This week Metro, with the help of volunteers, is set to conduct a study of the Metro Orange Line to document the environmental sustainability benefits that the dedicated bus rapid transit line and bikeway have generated since 2005. Here’s a link to a previous post. The study will survey riders [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDyV9AklSY[/youtube] I have already posted about the engineering challenges of making the Blue Line safe and enforcement of traffic and pedestrian laws along the Blue Line. To quickly summarize: the line is heavily ridden, safety improvements have been made, the overall accident rate has been dropping and there have been [continue reading]
Although the announcement of bus service returning to Dodger Stadium was made a couple weeks ago, local officials held a press conference today to formally introduce the new service, paid for by a $300,000 state anti-smog grant. The basics: ticket-holders to Dodger games can take the bus for free while [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. How does a busway down the middle of Van Nuys sound to [continue reading]
Here’s the latest construction notice for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project. The contractor is planning to take soil stability tests needed for the future construction of retaining walls along the I-405. Work is planned beginning Monday, March 22 for about four days near the Getty View Trailhead that runs [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVSxDvpXAlA[/youtube] I posted yesterday about one of the toughest issues facing Metro: reducing the number of fatalities along the Blue Line. While there has been progress in this area — the number of train-motor vehicle collisions has dropped significantly — the agency wants to keep making the line as safe [continue reading]
Another great weekend for Metro accessible events – there’s some great freebies this weekend including free Korean tacos in Koreatown right near the Wilshire/Western Red and Purple Line Station. There’s also some fantastic music events all weekend. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at [continue reading]
A 58-page color booklet of the long-range plan adopted by the Metro Board of Directors last October is now online. You can download or view a copy by clicking here. There’s nothing new in the document — but it’s a much more visual display of the plan for both the [continue reading]
