UPDATE (2:04 p.m.): The signing will be streamed live at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live President Obama is scheduled to sign the Surface Transportation Bill at 4:55 p.m. EST (1:55 p.m. PST). The long-awaited transportation bill includes America Fast Forward, which would make it possible for localities — including Los Angeles — to accelerate [continue reading]
This Friday, head to the Cowboy Palace for some hot country music and free dance lessons. Learn how to line dance from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and then enjoy a performance by Mary White. The bar has a real hitching post out front, so don’t be surprised if you [continue reading]
photo by DennisM2, via Flickr creative commons Another in our occasional series of rural bus stops. This one’s pretty nice. Guess where? Answer is after the jump. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to [continue reading]
photo by Aguinaldo Rocca, via Flickr creative commons Interesting middle-of-the-road bus stop in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I’m guessing the photo was taken from the overpass leading to the bus platform. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or [continue reading]
Last Friday, while Metro was celebrating the impending public opening of the Metro Orange Line Extension, the agency received some excellent news from the Federal Transit Administration on the Regional Connector Project. FTA granted the Metro a Record of Decision (ROD) for the $1.37 billion project, officially certifying that the [continue reading]
Metro hosted a press event this morning about a new program offering mobility to L.A. County youths transitioning out of the foster care system. It’s called Youth on the Move and it’s the first of its kind in the U.S. Here’s the release: L.A. County Supervisor and new Metro Board Chair Michael Antonovich [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: LOS ANGELES – Metrolink will suspend service on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day, with the exception of two round-trip trains on the Antelope Valley Line. The special Metrolink service will run from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station and back. Traditionally, holiday [continue reading]
The Exposition Construction Authority invites you to a construction and design update community meeting for Phase 2 of the Expo Line project. Stakeholders will receive information on upcoming construction activities and design progress. Progress renderings will be available at the meeting. The format will include a short presentation followed by an Open [continue reading]
Here’s the notice from the Expo Line Construction Authority, which is building the line:
