LaHood defends California high-speed rail plan (The Hill) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood spent Thursday trying to persuade House Republicans to appropriate money for California’s bullet train plan. Republicans say the train is too expensive and won’t attract private investors; LaHood says it certainly won’t get private dollars if no government [continue reading]
If you like movies set in Los Angeles, don’t miss California Solo at the Landmark Nuart on Friday. Actor Robert Carlyle and director Marshall Lewy will be there after the 7:30 p.m. show for a Q&A session. General tickets are $10.50. (Santa Monica BBB 1 or Metro Bus 4 to [continue reading]
Last chance! Translations: Artists of the Metro Orange Line, is closing on December 13. The Metro exhibition, organized in collaboration with Los Angeles Valley College, features the works of 20 artists commissioned for the Metro Orange Line and demonstrates how artists enliven the public space of transit. Artworks that reflect [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. Editorial: Rethinking Prop. 13 … and the supermajority (Los Angeles Times) Advocates of Measure [continue reading]
Cool photo e-mailed around this afternoon from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Authority, the agency building the Pasadena-to-Azusa addition to the Gold Line. The photo was taken underneath the new bridge in Arcadia that will carry Gold Line tracks from the median of the 210 freeway toward downtown Arcadia. Here’s [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. Assemblyman Mike Feuer recovering (KPCC) I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now — [continue reading]
Public transportation plays a large role in helping older adults stay mobile. But as much as many of them want to ride buses or trains, trying to figure out routes, times and tickets can sometimes be a little intimidating. That’s where On the Move Riders Club comes in. On the [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Metro: Metro to Enhance Bus Service on Selected Lines Effective Sunday, Dec. 16 Effective Sunday, December 16, Metro will enhance service on selected Metro Bus lines by making some minor changes in an effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Metro bus service. [continue reading]
Already into the details of data collection and analysis, the master plan team for the Los Angeles Union Station and the 40+ acres that surround it opened the floor to the public Tuesday night at a community meeting held to launch public involvement in the planning process. Architects from the [continue reading]
Here’s the latest from Metro’s government relations staff — and not exactly a surprise considering the narrow losses at the polls of transportation sales tax ballot measures in Los Angeles and Alameda Counties. Both received more than 66 percent ‘yes’ votes but lost by less than one-half of a percentage [continue reading]
