Ballot measure: bus rapid transit on Vermont Avenue in L.A.
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the sales tax ballot measure that the Metro Board has approved to send [continue reading]
Measure M: bus rapid transit on Vermont Avenue
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the Measure M sales tax ballot measure on the Nov. 8 ballot. What [continue reading]
Podcast: first look at Metro’s $5.6-billion budget for FY 2016-17
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/2016-budget-podcast-part-1 It’s May, meaning it’s time again for Metro to adopt a budget for the coming fiscal year that begins July 1. Above is the first of three short podcasts we’ll post this month to help make the budget process a bit more palatable/digestible for those adverse to such wonkery (a [continue reading]
Here’s the list of Telephone Town Hall meetings on potential ballot measure
There will be general information about the potential ballot measure that Metro is considering, as well as info about projects specific to different parts of Los Angeles County. If you want to listen to any meeting, call 888-400- 1932 to hear it in English or 888-400-9342 for Spanish. Here’s the rest [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 3: Azusa parking situation, pedestrian woes, airport lines
Department of I’m Just Trying to Help/Things to listen to whilst transiting: For younger riders scratching their heads at the geezer rock lineup at this fall’s Desert Trip in Coachella, [continue reading]
Major turnout for Downey Ride and Stride
The city of Downey hosted the Downey Ride and Stride open street event on Sunday, with nearly 30,000 people coming out to walk, bike, skate and everything in between. Besides wide-open streets, Downey [continue reading]
Report on Measure R’s impact on local economy
[scribd id=311255998 key=key-fTRUEV0FiyWL1waKBGuB mode=scroll] You may have seen some of these numbers bouncing around online in the past couple of weeks. They are from a report that Metro commissioned from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation on the economic impact of the half-cent sales tax increase approved by Los Angeles [continue reading]
Preview of May Metro Service Council Meetings
It’s May, and baseball season is well underway. If you’re not busy taking Metro’s Dodger Stadium Express to catch a home game, why not stop by the Service Council meeting in your area? All five Metro Service Councils will meet for their regular meetings this month and hear an update [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 2: is L.A. still cartopia or cartopia lite?
Things to listen to whilst transiting: The Judge John Hodgman has an all-car related docket in a new episode that just posted — and one case involves vanity plates in the 415 apparently. It will probably be funny, albeit not as much of a bellybuster as the JJHo case involving [continue reading]
Crenshaw/LAX Line celebrates ‘halfway there’ milestone with community event
Metro is hosting a community celebration to commemorate the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project reaching its halfway there milestone. The event is free and open to all. Activities include dance performances, artist poster signings, a marketplace, opportunities [continue reading]