Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Los Angeles- At its August 22 meeting, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $60 million in Proposition 1 A bond funds to help pay for much-needed upgrades to Metrolink’s fleet of locomotives and coach cars. This program will allow Metrolink to upgrade between 21 [continue reading]
A little Monday morning stupidness for you, dear readers. Hat tip: Grist. A view of the suburban ghost towns surrounding Charlotte (Streetsblog network) Some interesting photos of abandoned suburban projects far from the city core. Cautionary tale or sign of things to come if the economy recovers? BART bike pilot [continue reading]
UPDATE, 9:40 a.m.: The Blue Line is resuming normal service between Washington-7th/Metro. A Blue Line train collided with a Metro bus Line 51 in downtown Los Angeles at approx. 6:56 a.m. The train was heading southbound when it hit the southbound bus at Washington and San Pedro on the south side [continue reading]
As you may know, there are a variety of passenger trains rolling throughout Southern California: Metrolink in the L.A. metro area, the Coaster and Sprinter in San Diego County and Amtrak, the national railroad connecting cities in California to the rest of the U.S. The four different railroads have historically [continue reading]
If you’re looking for something to do on Carmageddon II weekend, Sept. 29-30, look no further:
A small but significant milestone for the Regional Connector project this morning, with this announcement being sent by Metro to interested parties: Because you were listed as an individual or firm interested in the Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project, the following is being sent for your information: The Los Angeles [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvznaTwU65Y&feature=plcp[/youtube] Get down and dance on Friday with Boogie Nights, showing at the Mosaic in the downtown Arts District. In addition to the movie, there will be a costume contest, trivia, free drinks and sweet treats. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the movie begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets [continue reading]
This document was just posted to metro.net explaining the decision to eliminate seven of 12 alternatives that were part of the ongoing study to improve traffic in the area of the 710 gap between Alhambra and Pasadena (pdf download here). SR710 Announcement Aug 2012
710 GAP STUDY: I know some readers believe that my recent post about the ongoing 710 study was perhaps one of the worst things ever published on the internet. And that I was condescending, to boot. Here’s one recent email from a reader: More window dressing to try and cajole [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. Metro staff chooses final 710 routes for environmental study (Pasadena [continue reading]
