Traxx Restaurant: if you walked through Union Station today you may have noticed that Traxx restaurant and its bar have closed. Here is Metro’s statement: Metro is disappointed by Tara [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors approved a motion today by a 12 to 0 vote that calls for Metro to fund local road improvements to address traffic congestion caused by the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and Pasadena. Many Board Members said they hoped to do something immediate [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. From one of our agency’s long-time friends… When I checked Twitter this morning #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/RYsPJKx1F2 — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 26, 2015 After contentious discussion, Metro Board approves bikeshare contract [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Caltrans and Metro: To provide more time for study and community input, Caltrans and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today extended the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) on SR-710 North until August 5, 2015. [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. Good tweet from the LAT’s transpo reporter Laura Nelson, who [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. Art of Transit: Will the fight over the 710 gap in L.A. be a battle to the death (of freeways) (NextCity) Despite the headline, the article is a well-rounded look at [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! Today’s Zocalo Public Square profile [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! Today’s Metro rider profile from Zocalo Public Square: ‘Talking to Strangers Was My Job.’ Clearing the air on the SR 710 North (San Gabriel Valley [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. Lack of parking drives many away from mass transit (L.A. Times) An updated look at a long-debated issue in transit circles: how much, if any, lack of parking at [continue reading]
Above is both video and a podcast from Zocalo Public Square’s forum at MOCA on Wednesday evening that was titled “What does Southern California need from the 710 freeway?” The forum — which was sponsored by Metro — focused on the 4.5-mile gap in the 710 freeway between Alhambra and [continue reading]
