As has been widely reported, President Obama is due to arrive at LAX about 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the White House website. He’s then scheduled to deliver remarks at “campaign events” at 6:10 p.m. and 7:50 p.m. at private residences. The events are on the Westside, meaning there will [continue reading]
And to go with our earlier post about proposed funding for the Regional Connector and Westside Subway Extension, here’s an update from Metro’s government relations staff: President Obama Unveils Fiscal Year 2013 Budget – Outlines Transportation Agenda – Including $81 Million In New Starts Funds For Los Angeles County Earlier [continue reading]
Metro Projects in President’s FY13 Budget Below is page 30 of the budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation that provides the details. The $81 million is very good news considering that both projects are still finishing up their final environmental study process, the necessary precursor to construction and signing [continue reading]
There’s a lot of talk about infrastructure needs and jobs these days. President Barack Obama will address both Thursday evening, with L.A. Mayor and Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa in the audience. It will certainly be a closely watched speech here at Metro as the agency hopes to hear the [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. 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]
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. House committee outlines plans for transportation legislation (National League of Cities) Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation [continue reading]
As expected, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Friday that the $2.4 billion rejected by Florida Gov. Rick Scott for a high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando will instead go to other high-speed rail projects in the U.S. Which ones? It’s unknown at this point — Secretary LaHood [continue reading]
I’ve been hearing from readers asking the best way to get to Friday’s political rally at USC with President Barack Obama, as well as readers who want to know if their regular commutes will be impacted because of the rally. So, I want to emphasize this point: all bus routes [continue reading]
Metro Bus service will be impacted on Friday, October 22, around the USC-Coliseum area during the mid-morning hours due to President Barack Obama’s visit to Los Angeles. The Metro Bus lines most likely to be detoured will be lines 40, 42 and 740 on Martin Luther King Boulevard, 102 and [continue reading]
Here is video of some remarks that President Barack Obama made on Monday following his meeting at the White House about improving transportation infrastructure. As we posted yesterday, Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Director Antonio Villaraigosa attended the meeting to discuss the 30/10 Initiative, Metro’s plan to build a dozen [continue reading]
