Public open house Saturday for Gold Line Operations Campus in Monrovia
This should be a fun event. The campus is a very impressive facility and will eventually store many of the rail cars used on the Gold Line after the 11.5-mile [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, May 19
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Law-breaking drivers disrespecting new Wilshire bus lanes (Streetsblog L.A.) Joe [continue reading]
Photos and video from Bike Night at Union Station
Photos by Gary Leonard for Metro The second Bike Night at Union Station took place last Friday, and it was hugely successful! More than 600 people of all ages were in attendance, [continue reading]
New study looks at ridership on two Metro Rail lines
[scribd id=265789129 key=key-XIi5FR13HctsvBs4Y6Ym mode=scroll] An interesting new study (above) from the Mineta Transportation Institute looks at total transit ridership along the Expo Line and Eastside Gold Line corridors. The gist [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, May 18
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Deal of the Week: TAP and Save at the Blue Line Farmers’ Market
Welcome to our first installment of Deal of the Week, where we will be showcasing exclusive discounts to events and eateries that have partnered with our Destination Discounts program. Go Metro [continue reading]
Caltrans and Metro add fifth public hearing on SR-710 North environmental document
Here is the news release from Caltrans and Metro: (May 15, 2015) To promote further public participation, and in response to requests made by stakeholders representing the community of East Los Angeles, Caltrans has agreed to hold another public hearing for the State Route 710 North Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental [continue reading]
Delegation of engineers from China visits Crenshaw/LAX Line construction site
A delegation of 32 engineers from China visited a Crenshaw/LAX Line construction site last week while they were participating in the International Conference on Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering and International Chinese Transportation Professional Association (IACGE/ICTPA). The visit was one of the highlights of IACGE/ICTPA, an annual conference which rotates internationally between cities [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, May 15
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Go Metro to Superior, new indie film about biking (and a lot more)
I thought some of our bikehead readers would be interested in ‘Superior,’ which is screening at the Red Line-adjacent Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on June 5 as part of the Dances With Films festival. The film is about two friends who in the summer of 1969 — on the cusp of [continue reading]