With no discussion, a motion officially supporting an Antelope Valley route for California’s high-speed rail route was unanimously approved by the Metro Board today. The motion was by Member Mike Antonovich, who pointed out that many residents who voted for the high-speed rail bond in 2008 believed the route would [continue reading]
The top photo was taken in March before work began on the Gold Line bridge over the eastbound lanes of the 210 freeway. The bottom photo was taken yesterday — Wednesday, Aug. 3. Here’s the update sent out today by Foothill Extension Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian: Work on the [continue reading]
The motion asks that Metro staff return with a plan for a bike sharing program within the next 120 days. Bike sharing — popular in many cities around the world — allows people to rent a bike at various “stations” around town. Most programs charge a small fee and are [continue reading]
The new green construction policy was unanimously approved by the Metro Board and applies to Metro projects that have yet to be built. The policy provides a set of emissions standards for different types of construction equipment. It also — and I think this is great — has a policy [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. Gov. Brown Vetoes Commuter Benefits Act, Cites Cost Agument (L.A. Streetsblog) SB 582 was a bill that would have expanded commuter benefits [continue reading]
The Metro Board has unanimously approved a motion by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that would protect all Tier 1 bus service — that is, major bus routes — for the rest of fiscal year 2011-12, which ends next July 1. The motion also asks Metro staff to recommend five corridors [continue reading]
The Metro Board voted to continue the agency’s involvement in the Arts District Business Improvement District in downtown Los Angeles. As the owner of 15 parcels in the Arts District — including the subway rail yards — Metro would pay about $110,000 in taxes in the next fiscal year. Here’s [continue reading]
Good morning. This is your government speaking! The August meeting of the Metro Board of Directors just got underway a few minutes ago. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — the new chairman of the Metro Board — just finished some opening remarks, saying that he would like to spend the [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Southern Californian’s can take special Metrolink trains from the San Fernando Valley to the Ventura County Fair at Seaside Park in San Buenaventura on Aug. 6 and 13. Metrolink will offer three north and three southbound train trips, between Chatsworth and the fairgrounds, with [continue reading]
photo by yammay, via Flickr This cool photo was taken with an iPhone in the Times Square subway station in New York — one of the big hubs in the Big Apple. Yammay used the Slow Shutter app to create the ghosting of the people walking around and the Noir [continue reading]
