Here’s an update from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority on construction work on the bridge in Arcadia that will carry the light rail line over the eastbound 210 freeway. The Foothill Extension will run for 11.5 miles between Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border: This week, Skanska began installing [continue reading]
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Some keen eyes around town spotted this item on the Board of Directors’ Planning Committee agenda for tomorrow: In short, Metro staff is proposing to build the first phase of the Westside Subway Extension to Wilshire and La Cienega instead of Wilshire and Fairfax. There are several reasons for the [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 President’s budget: full of ambition, short on Congressional support (The Transport Politic) In The [continue reading]
And to go with our earlier post about proposed funding for the Regional Connector and Westside Subway Extension, here’s an update from Metro’s government relations staff: President Obama Unveils Fiscal Year 2013 Budget – Outlines Transportation Agenda – Including $81 Million In New Starts Funds For Los Angeles County Earlier [continue reading]
Metro Projects in President’s FY13 Budget Below is page 30 of the budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation that provides the details. The $81 million is very good news considering that both projects are still finishing up their final environmental study process, the necessary precursor to construction and signing [continue reading]
How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology and work that helps keep Metro running and passengers and other commuters moving. Some of it applies directly to the trains, buses and freeways and some of it runs in the background — invisible to [continue reading]
photo by The Dude Abides, via Instagram Today’s photo is from the, uh, Dept. of Mixed Messages. I’m sure the movie is great even if it looks like a re-hash of “Training Day.” The rail car is on a siding for the Gold Line adjacent to Los Angeles Historic State [continue reading]
The Metro South Bay Cities Service Council held its monthly meeting Friday at Inglewood City Hall. The meeting also served as a public hearing on several proposed Metro bus service changes impacting the communities represented on the Council. The meeting included roughly two dozen Council members and Metro staff and a few [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. As some of our wonkier readers know, President Obama is releasing his budget today [continue reading]
