Expo Line testing update, Aug. 12-18
Here’s the latest update from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the agency building the downtown L.A. to Culver City that Metro will operate:
Step aside, pedestrians: Downtown sidewalk removal was pitched in 1940s Los Angeles
The notion of “complete streets” has spread nationwide over the last several years, with policies enacted to accomodate all users: motorists, bicyclists, transit vehicles and their riders and pedestrians. Safe street design for those using roads and sidewalks sounds rather “pedestrian” today, but it wasn’t always that way — including in Los Angeles. In [continue reading]
A glimpse of BART’s fleet of the future
Our friends at BART in the Bay Area are looking at new rail car designs to replace some of their aging fleet. The above video shows three concepts designed by BMWDesignWorksUSA — check out Concept C. And here’s a web page on the BART website with more information about the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, August 11
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. Cyclists applaud Santa Monica’s bike plan (Santa Monica Daily Press) The city hopes to double the existing mileage of bike lanes in the city [continue reading]
Metro to hold public meetings on project to connect to LAX
As many readers know, Metro is planning to build a light rail station at Aviation and Century boulevards that will serve trains on the Crenshaw/LAX Line and some Green Line trains. But it will still be 1.3 miles from the Aviation/Century station to the first airport terminal (and a longer [continue reading]
The art of transit
Photo by Chia Wei, via Flickr Nice old-time photo feel although it was taken recently. Guess where? Answer 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 @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. Many [continue reading]
Bike racks revisited
After reading our earlier post, several readers are asking why Metro doesn’t just install three-bike racks on the shorter 40-foot buses like some other California agencies have done. On those, the 48.5-foot limit probably would not be approached, even by protruding bike handlebars. Equipping the shorter buses might, in fact, [continue reading]
Bigger bus racks for bikes? Maybe
A question that keeps popping up: cyclists asking why Metro can’t switch from bus racks that hold two bikes to those that hold three. The answer, my friends, is that it’s illegal under state law. At least for the moment. The California Vehicle Code doesn’t allow for more than [continue reading]
Two draft environmental reports are released for high-speed rail segments in San Joaquin Valley
It’s a milestone of sorts: after years of talk, talk and more talk, the California High-Speed Rail Authority on Tuesday released two draft environmental impact studies on two segments of the bullet train project: Merced-to-Fresno and Fresno-to-Bakersfield (shown above). The Authority — the state agency charged with planning and building [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, August 10
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. First fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards announced for trucks (L.A. Times) Emphasis on the word “first.” Although trucks and heavy vehicles make [continue reading]