Here’s the good word from Metro’s government relations staff: Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led by Chair, Senator Boxer, unanimously passed a two-year Transportation Reauthorization titled Moving Ahead for Progress (MAP-21). The bill radically alters federal funding for transportation throughout the United States. The bill’s summary, text [continue reading]
photo by David B. Gleason, via Flickr’s creative commons The photo is from 2007, but it’s a good one, showing an ultra-wide bike lane on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, where current Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed building 25 miles of protected bike lanes each year. Those are lanes in which [continue reading]
Here’s the good word from the folks at Metro planning the Regional Connector: On November 10 and 11, 2011, Metro is scheduled to perform an excavation next to the Japanese Village Plaza Parking structure to confirm the depth of the existing foundation. The work will be performed on the sidewalk [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 blog. Beverly Hills Council discusses next step on subway (Beverly Hills Patch) The city has hired two independent consultants to review the studies [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-9jhf55Wuw&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube] Very interesting video released yesterday by the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority on new development along the downtown L.A.-to-Pasadena Gold Line, which has attracted its share of new residential development — particularly in South Pasadena and Pasadena. As the video shows, cities along the 13-mile route of the [continue reading]
The city of Los Angeles launched a virtual town hall yesterday to ask Angelenos how to improve mobility and make the best use of the city’s 6000-plus miles of streets. The town hall is the first step in the city’s three-year effort to rewrite its Mobility Element, a document that [continue reading]
I’m a big fan of architectural renderings when it comes to any kind of civic infrastructure. While the drawings aren’t always moored to accuracy, they’re a nice way to get people thinking and/or excited about projects that can take many years to build. One of the things I do think [continue reading]
The ULI is starting to plan for next year’s conference on transit-oriented development in the Los Angeles region. It’s a good and timely topic, given that transit is expanding in the county — thanks to Measure R — and there are still many, many opportunities to put more housing development [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, our roundup of the latest Metro related tweets. To get out attention, add the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets. For specific complaints and customer service, please use the Customer Comment Form on Metro.net.
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 blog. Patience was a virtue for a popular California freeway. Does high-speed rail warrant a similar approach? (Sacramento Bee) A little history for [continue reading]
