Construction continues on the Foothill Gold Line project — the 11.5-mile extension from Pasadena to Azusa — with the resulting street closures and other impacts. If you travel or live in that direction, it could be worth it to sign up on their website for periodic construction notices via [continue reading]
Get ready for a full southbound lane closure on the I-405 between the 101 and Getty Center Drive on Monday night (4/1-2) only. Sepulveda Boulevard will remain open. The closure is necessary so that rebuilding work can continue on the Mulholland Bridge. Metro has just released the following details: Southbound I-405 Freeway Closure [continue reading]
Head to the L.A. Zoo for Big Bunny’s Spring Fling this weekend to pet bunnies, enjoy some children’s entertainment and check out of the rest of the residents at the zoo. It’s spring, so the chances of seeing some cute baby animals are high. Festivities take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday [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. U.S. report backs high-speed rail revenue and ridership numbers (L.A. Times) The General Accounting [continue reading]
Here’s the announcement from Metro: Zip Car, the Nation’s largest car sharing service, is now available at Los Angeles Union Station! There are currently 4 cars on site; 2 are located in Lot B at the front of the station and 2 are near the Mozaic Apartments. For a nominal [continue reading]
A few notes from today’s mostly uneventful meeting of the Metro Board: •Board Member Vice Chair Diane DuBois offered a motion — approved by the Board — that Metro staff produce a report for the April meetings that looks at fare restructuring. She asked that the report include a variety [continue reading]
Due to street closures for filming, Metro will be detouring the following bus lines this weekend. Line(s): 20, 30, 14/37, 51, 60, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 96, 487, 760, 770 & Metro Silver Line In effect: Saturday, March 30, 2013 & Sunday, March 31, [continue reading]
The gavel dropped on the meeting earlier this hour. Here is today's agenda. I'll post later about the meeting.
There was a press event at Union Station this morning to promote the service, which returns for another season — and it should definitely be an interesting season, given the Dodgers’ off-season spending spree. Here’s the news release from Metro: For the fourth year in a row, Metro will again [continue reading]
New Realestate Mantra Interesting but not shocking report: in five metro areas studied, home prices fared better when the homes were near transit. The five metro areas are Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix and San Francisco. The study is above. It was done by the American Public Transportation Assn., a [continue reading]
