The news release from the two agencies is below. Measure R is paying for the enviornmental studies for the proposed freeway between Palmdale and Highway 18; the project still needs to secure funding in order to be built. Bike lanes adjacent to the freeway are also now being considered. 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. The view south from the San Gabriel Mountains above La [continue reading]
Closure of the Green Line Mariposa Station set for Saturday, December 1. Railway work will be done on the Green Line from El Segundo Station to Aviation/LAX Station, and Mariposa Station will be completely closed, from start of service to approximately 6 p.m. Regular service will run from Norwalk Station to [continue reading]
It’s a b-i-g day for college football in the Southland with No. 17 UCLA hosting No. 8 Stanford at the Rose Bowl at 3:30 p.m. and then USC taking on No. 1 Notre Dame at 5 p.m. at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In other words, there’s going to be [continue reading]
Here’s a brand new release cautioning us about construction that could mean traffic backups on Sepulveda next week. If you can avoid Sepulveda, you probably would do well to. And it’s going to be closed at night, every night. So head for the 405 … or for the hills. In preparation [continue reading]
Here’s the latest work notice from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the independent agency building the Culver City-Santa Monica portion of the project, which is funded by Measure R.
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. Can we please stop pretending cars are greener than transit? [continue reading]
Say hi to Santa Claus at the Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday, Nov. 25. The parade will start in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and travel east on Hollywood Boulevard, south on Vine Street and west on Sunset Boulevard before returning to the starting point. The festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. [continue reading]
Those of you heading to LAX tomorrow should plan to leave early. Traffic delays are expected between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to the expected 1,000+ SEIU demonstrators marching on the airport. Both the Green Line Shuttle and LAX FlyAway bus may be affected, so give yourselves ample time [continue reading]
Transit and transportation planning, construction and operations must take into account numerous interdisciplinary fields. These include urban planning, geology, law, sociology, demographics, engineering, hydrology, sustainability, cartography, history and other disciplines. Metro’s Library & Archive collects, preserves and provides access to a wealth of information related to these subjects. Perhaps surprising [continue reading]
