The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors today awarded a $1.37-billion contract to the joint venture team of Tutor Perini/O & G to build the second section of the Metro Purple Line Extension Project to Century City. The Board also established a budget of $2.4 billion [continue reading]
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) Things not to read on transit: “Seinfeldia.” Unfunny book on a [continue reading]
[scribd id=313896634 key=key-W0nOSVzc4Z9Ct7Pn1oMA mode=scroll] The May meeting has concluded, clocking in at a swift 3.5 hours. Audio and video of the meeting will be posted online here in the next day [continue reading]
[scribd id=308666786 key=key-PMblGAei1ILPyfrp2RlI mode=scroll] Above are the Metro bus service changes as currently proposed to take effect in June or after. The changes were proposed by Metro staff and then approved, rejected or amended by the five different Metro Service Councils that consist of riders and citizens. The changes are [continue reading]
Things to listen to whilst transiting 1: what if you went online, looked up the guy who bullied you in grade school and discovered he was in Oakland running a motorcycle [continue reading]
The 11.5-mile extension to Azusa opens on Saturday, March 5. The Gold Line to Pasadena currently ends at Sierra Madre Villa Station. Soon there will be six new stations: Arcadia, Monrovia, [continue reading]
First @BikeMetro #BikeShare at #CicLAvia today. Next #bikemetrodesigncontest to wrap the bikes in LA designed art! pic.twitter.com/UVcbaG0PjI — figureagency (@figureagency) August 9, 2015 The Avenue 🌹 #ciclavia pic.twitter.com/4zWGqcTsW2 — Jim Chelius (@JimChelius) August 10, 2015 Video: Our friend Jack Weiss is at it again, with a great video from ciclavia incuding [continue reading]
[scribd id=269616270 key=key-Ugl1qFEvD7RayrPoSTtE mode=scroll] The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. You can listen online here. Perhaps the most watched item on this month’s agenda is No. 14, which includes a contract for a firm to run the regional bikeshare program. As per usual, I’ll be at the [continue reading]
As many of you know, Metro is getting feedback on developing a new long range transportation plan and a possible ballot measure for Nov. 2016 although there’s nothing definitive yet before the the Metro Board. In order to take a ballot measure to voters, Metro first needs a bill approved by the Legislature allowing [continue reading]
[scribd id=260801832 key=key-6Vaik390UasSwbQGENZ9 mode=scroll] Attentive readers here already know that the Regional Connector project is under construction. The 1.9-mile underground light rail line in downtown Los Angeles will link the [continue reading]
