Here’s the update from Metro government relations staff from late Friday — doesn’t appear much has changed over the weekend: While the U.S. Senate has moved to adopt a continuing resolution to keep the federal government operating at a level consistent with sequestration levels ($986 billion), it remains unclear what [continue reading]
Good construction pics! And press release from the Expo Line Construction Authority below: EXPO PHASE 2 PROJECT ACHIEVES MAJOR SAFETY MILESTONE Construction crews reach one million hours worked without incident As construction for Phase 2 of the Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica reaches the halfway mark, Skanska-Rados [continue reading]
Metro’s popular quarterly cable television show is for the first time in high definition so that those beautiful buses look even better than before. Trains, too. And of course the 30-minute show is filled with interesting stories about how transit is impacting our growing region, as well as suggestions for adventures [continue reading]
Just as a heads up, Herbalife will be hosting the L.A. Triathlon this Sunday that will run from downtown Los Angeles to Venice Beach. The following bus detours will be in effect: Line 14/37: Buses will detour via Hill St. between 2nd St. and 17th St. (SOUTHBOUND ONLY) Lines 16, [continue reading]
Due to the Los Angeles Triathalon, westbound Venice Blvd. will be closed on Sunday until 1 p.m. Here’s the release from Caltrans: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will fully close the westbound lanes of Venice Boulevard (SR-187) between Interstate 405 (I-405) and Interstate 10 (I-10) on Sunday, September 29 [continue reading]
This Sunday, Sept. 29, the Blue Line will run every 20-24 minutes from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. due to a planned train evacuation drill between Compton and Willowbrook stations involving Metro Operations, the LA County Sheriffs Department, and the Compton Fire Department. During this time, Blue Line service will [continue reading]
Potential FTA Shutdown Dear Colleague 09 26 13 The above letter was sent from Peter Rogoff, Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, to transit agencies across the United States. One obvious impact of a shutdown, as the letter states, is that the FTA won’t be able to process grants that [continue reading]
I had the pleasure of lunching earlier this week with Alan Weeks, the retired Metro employee who literally shot thousands of photos of the Los Angeles streetcar scene in the 1940s, ’50s and early ’60s. Alan sent me the above collection of black and white photos the other day, most [continue reading]
em>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! ART OF TRANSIT: The Gold Line, via our Instagram page. Gate latching hits a roadblock (ZebWeb) Good story. Here’s the top: L.A.’s subway system has locked its [continue reading]
This weekend, feast on the best of Italian cuisine at the Italian Feast of San Gennaro. Besides food, there will be live music, performances, rides, games and more. The event spans Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. all three days and will take place on Hawthorne [continue reading]
