[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWp_uT7j2s&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] The Crenshaw/LAX Line will bring a station to the intersection of Aviation and Century — closer to LAX but still 1.3 miles from the beginning of the terminal horseshoe. Some of the initial alternatives being looked to connect that station to the airport are a light rail line, a [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from the Gold Line Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the continuation of the Gold Line to Azusa: Construction Authority Announces Agreement With Property Owner
Photo by Asian Development Bank, via Flickr creative commons We hear a lot about the transit boom in countries such as China. We don’t hear quite as much about the corresponding traffic boom in countries that have created a lot of wealth in recent years. In that spirit, here’s a [continue reading]
Here’s the letter that California’s Democratic House members sent today: 2.10.12 Transportation Bill HR 7
Lots of people are ready to get their Valentine’s Day on this weekend, but there are plenty of events happening that don’t require you to partake in that particular holiday. Art, music and fish collide at Aquarium of the Pacific’s Night Dive on Friday night. Night Dive features DJs, musical [continue reading]
We’ve been tracking the progress of the latest multi-year transportation spending bill in Congress — a bill that includes funding for Metro and the nation’s other transit agencies. The Obama Administration on Thursday backed the Senate version of the bill co-authored by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-California). As we’ve been reporting, [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. Sisterhood of the traveling bikes (ZevWeb) Even as biking increases in popularity in the [continue reading]
Remember the human infographic I participated in back in December? Well, the finished product is out! Watch the video at GOOD’s website, or click to play on the video below. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQXXq-R_ANE&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
New historic streetcar line & bike sharing pilot planned for SF in time for America’s Cup What does the America’s Cup yacht race have to do with transit? No, schooners aren’t pulling double-duty as ferries. Rather, San Francisco is ramping up public transit and bike-sharing investments in advance of the [continue reading]
The Metro Regional Connector team held an open house last night in Little Tokyo to discuss the crucial Measure R project now that it has reached an important milestone: the release of its Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (which you can find in its entirety here). As regular readers will recall, [continue reading]
