Here are the station names for the second phase of the Expo Line that were just approved by the Metro Board. A motion by Board Member Zev Yaroslavsky changed the Exposition/Westwood to Westwood/Rancho Park. Official Station Name Palms Westwood/Rancho Park Exposition/Sepulveda Exposition/Bundy 26th Street/Bergamot 17th Street/Santa Monica College Downtown Santa [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. For the MTA, the buck stops at Leimert Park (LAObserved) [continue reading]
Metro is receiving the Sustainability Commitment Platinum Recognition from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) for its national leadership in environmental and sustainability initiatives. Metro is the first and only recipient of this recognition in the country. Metro has achieved significant positive effects towards reducing the effects of extreme weather [continue reading]
The gavel tapped the table a few minutes ago, thereby beginning the April meeting of the Metro Board of Directors. Here's the agenda. You can listen into the meeting by phoning 213-922-6045. As per usual, I'll post about the meeting as the day progresses.
April Board of Directors agenda Here is the agenda for the regular monthly meeting of the Metro Board of Directors that is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at Metro HQ in downtown Los Angeles. As usual, I’ll be at the meeting and will post about some of the [continue reading]
Transit and goods movement are vital to our economy, and you can learn about the importance of goods and people mobility at the upcoming discussion Industry Innovators: Transportation and Logistics. One of Metro’s own, Executive Director of Highway Programs Doug Failing, will be there to talk about industry trends and [continue reading]
Interesting news release from our friends at BART in the Bay Area on a new feature that predicts train crowding. The release is below — what'cha think, L.A. riders? A feature you would like to see here? Visitors to the BART website and mobile site can now get a snapshot [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Of broomsticks and bikes (ZevWeb) As part of the county’s [continue reading]
One of the primary hurdles facing any rail transit project is the ability for people to easily reach the stations. With that goal in mind, a press event was held at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights on Tuesday morning for a project to improve pedestrian and cycling connections to eight Gold [continue reading]
Continued Relo Sewer 59th Pl 4.22.13
