Art of transit: panorama of Expo Line Culver City Station
Here’s a panorama I snapped of Culver City Station last Friday using an iPhone app called DMD Panorama. As you can see, work is progressing nicely and the station is likely to open by summer.
Bill that would allow Metro to seek voter approval for Measure R extension approved by third Assembly committee
The bill, AB 1446, next goes to the full Assembly floor. If approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, the bill would allow the Metro Board of Directors to ask Los Angeles County voters to extend the Measure R half-cent sales tax beyond its 2039 expiration date. [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, May 9
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. A first look at the Orange Line extension from Canoga [continue reading]
Metro to hold budget workshop and public hearing on May 16
Proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Here’s the news release from Metro — the most newsworthy item, I think, is that the $4.5-billion budget does not propose raising fares for the 2013 fiscal year: Metro will conduct a budget workshop and public hearing on a proposed $4.5 billion budget for Fiscal [continue reading]
Just installed! Sherman Way Station mosaic artwork
Artwork installation is moving forward on the Orange Line Extension! A few photos of the 27-foot-long ellipses designed by Margaret Lazzari for the Sherman Way Station are below. More information about the artwork is available here. See images from the installation at Canoga Station here.
Crenshaw/LAX Line open house this Thursday
Metro invites you to an open house to learn about design changes that have taken place through the project’s preliminary engineering phase. A second public meeting will be held when the environmental assessment is completed later this summer, at which time public comments will be taken. Thursday, May 10, 2012, [continue reading]
Expo Line to power up to Culver City tonight
UPDATE: Source reader and photographer Dwight Sturtevant has many photos of trains running to and from Culver City on his Flickr photostream. The overhead electrical wires that deliver power to Expo Line trains is scheduled to be turned on early Tuesday evening, meaning test trains will be able to run [continue reading]
@Metrolosangeles Twitter Tuesday, May 8 edition
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 you are having [continue reading]
Metrolink CEO John Fenton resigns
The news broke Monday afternoon. Here is the news release issued this morning from Metrolink, the commuter rail agency that serves six counties and is funded in part by Metro: Metrolink CEO John Fenton resigns for personal and professional reasons after leading the agency through critical period LOS ANGELES – [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, May 8
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. Do Joss Whedon’s kids go to Beverly Hills High School? (L.A. Times) The video made [continue reading]