[scribd id=126411237 key=key-hcf3jhfyq0s39q2zrsc mode=scroll] The Metro Board will be considering a contract this month that would bring cell phone and wi-fi service to the subway system in Los Angeles. The Metro staff report on the contract is above. Once installed, cell service would be available throughout the public areas of [continue reading]
Those of you traveling around Hollywood have probably noticed some bus detours by now due to Oscars prep. Here’s a friendly reminder that you won’t be able to spot Robert Downey, Jr. by popping up from Hollywood/Highland Station on Sunday because it will be closed. Here’s the release from Metro: [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. Millenium Hollywood plan clears first hurdle (L.A. Times) The city of L.A.’s planning department [continue reading]
The following is the latest e-news from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile project that will extend the Gold Line from eastern Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. The project also includes a new rail maintenance facility in Monrovia. The design-build team, Foothill Transit Constructors [continue reading]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBK4MgWoMCI&w=500&h=305] Here’s some news that will likely interest bus riders, cyclists, vanpoolers and other motorists: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaragosa today announced that the city’s traffic signal synchronization program — begun in advance of the 1984 Summer Olympics — is finally finished. The above video and news release below [continue reading]
Want to provide input towards the future of rail in California? Caltrans will be holding a workshop at Metro’s headquarters, One Gateway Plaza, tomorrow evening from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the public to review and comment on the draft California State Rail Plan. Those unable to attend the meeting can participate in [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, our roundup of the latest Metro related tweets. To get our attention, add the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets and subscribe to our feed if you haven’t already. For specific complaints and customer service, please use the Customer Comment Form on metro.net. If having problems viewing this post [continue reading]
As the Expo Phase 2 light-rail line inches forward, construction in downtown Santa Monica is ramping up. As a reminder, the City of Santa Monica has released a few more specifics on street closures for Expo Line construction, beginning this week. You know the drill: avoid the area or allow [continue reading]
Due to forecasts of rain, the paving of the parking lot at Culver City Station has been set back to start next week on Monday, Feb. 25. Curses, fickle L.A. weather! The east side of the parking lot will be closed from February 25 to March 3 for paving. The west [continue reading]
Metro’s South Bay Cities Service Council invites the public to attend a special workshop to discuss options on how to improve current bus service on Metro lines 210 and 710, which run between Hollywood/Vine Station and South Bay Galleria and Wilshire Center to South Bay Galleria via Crenshaw Blvd. The [continue reading]
