Metro today held a ceremonial groundbreaking with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, UCLA and key local and federal officials to mark the start of major [continue reading]
The Draft Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA), Project Report, Concept of Operations, and Traffic and Revenue Study for the I-105 ExpressLanes Project will be available for public review and comment on the project website beginning Friday, May 22, 2020, through Monday, July 6, 2020. The supporting Draft EIR/EA and Project [continue reading]
From the Twitterverse: https://twitter.com/41Strange/status/1204844153730826245 Train Lines in the United States Views, Ranked: 1) LA Gold Line 2) CTA Green Line 3) NYC M / Q Train 4) San Diego Blue Trolley 5) Cleveland Subway https://t.co/UuJNkcyGod — Hunter Owens (@hunter_owens) December 11, 2019 Concur. Cleveland? Haven’t ridden that one but as [continue reading]
Dept. of Public Policy: thinky thread below on whether zero emission buses may attract new bus riders. I would posit that most riders care very little about how their buses are powered, compared to whether they arrive on time and get them where they're going quickly. https://t.co/pcjgiUOveU pic.twitter.com/MZxw6OChpT — Laura [continue reading]
The new study was commissioned by Metro from Systems Metric Group and is the first to compare traffic flow on the 405 before and after the Sepulveda Pass project that added a [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Loading Lovely sunset in #EastLA captured by @ter_renz #MetroGoldLine #MetroRail #palmtrees #LosAngeles #sunset #GoMetro View on Instagram Why the 405 isn’t any faster with more [continue reading]
@DJEddieOne I have this morning's update. The closure of northbound lanes begins at Mulholland Dr; tapering begins south of Skirball. — I_405 (@I_405) February 16, 2014 SU-ALL: Traffic is running smoothly. No issues to report. #Jamzilla — I_405 (@I_405) February 16, 2014 Very little news to report, people. The repaving [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3rtFfGmH6Q] Even Bruce Springsteen is singing about the 405 and this coming weekend’s Jamzilla, when the northbound lanes of the 405 will be closed or [continue reading]
In efforts to help individuals, businesses, agencies and other organizations count down to the planned partial daytime and full nighttime closures of the northbound I-405 freeway in the Sepulveda Pass Presidents’ Day Weekend Feb. 14-18, Metro has created an official online countdown clock and banner ads that are freely available [continue reading]
The planned 80-hour “Jamzilla” paving operation now scheduled for Presidents’ Day Weekend, February 14-18 is more complex, requires new construction and is more time-consuming than the epic “Carmageddon” bridge demolitions of 2011 and 2012. The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project contractor, Kiewit Infrastructure West, will not benefit from gravity in [continue reading]
