[scribd id=214880092 key=key-1x5xvr63mt9htk1wh299 mode=scroll] Gavel and wood have met, in nonviolent fashion, meaning the March meeting of the Metro Board of Directors is underway. The agenda is above; view it as html with links here. If you want to listen to the meeting from afar, please dial 213-922-6045. As per [continue reading]
As we move deeper into the era of construction for Measure R projects, we’re also going to be writing more about the inevitable work impacts of building transit and road projects. And thus today’s news: about 135 trees — about 34 in Beverly Hills and 101 in the city of [continue reading]
As I dearly hope that you’ve heard by now, Metro is proposing a fare increase and changes in order to keep pace with rising costs. A public hearing will be held this Saturday, March 29, at 9:30 a.m. in the Board room at Metro headquarters adjacent to Union Station. The two [continue reading]
Metro invites visual artists to submit qualifications for upcoming opportunities throughout the expanding Los Angeles Metro system. For more information and details on what to submit, please download the Call to Artists. Questions and answers regarding the Call are posted on the Metro Art page under the “Artist Opportunities” tab. The application [continue reading]
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. Pick your social media poison! NTSB: CTA operator dozed off, didn’t wake up until crash at O’Hare (CBS Chicago) The operator of the train that crashed into a platform and [continue reading]
Photos: Martin Quiroz/City of Azusa The City of Azusa held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday for the 210 Freeway Landscaping Project. The project, which covered the on and off ramps of the 210 and underpass on Azusa Avenue, was funded $669,000 through the 2009 Call for Projects. Improvements completed include a [continue reading]
I know that many readers of this blog have strong opinions about Metro and the agency’s transit service and highway programs. That’s great. It’s your taxes and fares that keep Metro rolling. With that in mind, I wanted to give everybody a heads up that Metro’s Research department is in the midst [continue reading]
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. Pick your social media poison! General Motors misled grieving families on a lethal flaw (New York Times) The auto manufacturer in February issued a recall for 1.6 million Cobalts and [continue reading]
From Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the southbound I-5 Western Avenue on-ramp from Sunday, April 6 to Sunday, July 6 to widen the freeway overcrossing above Western Avenue. Caltrans reminds motorists to Slow For The Cone Zone and Move Over. It’s the law. About the Project [continue reading]
A few closures will be implemented this week along the I-5, here are the details from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to implement the closures listed below as part of a project that is constructing truck lanes on I-5 between Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue and the Antelope Valley [continue reading]
