Notes from today's Metro Board of Director's meeting; Director Diane DuBois calls for staff report on fare restructuring
A few notes from today’s mostly uneventful meeting of the Metro Board: •Board Member Vice Chair Diane DuBois offered a motion — approved by the Board — that Metro staff produce a report for the April meetings that looks at fare restructuring. She asked that the report include a variety [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, March 21: bike rental ban in Yosemite?, Leimert Park station, when parking deals go sour
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Fate of Crenshaw/LAX Line's Leimert Park station still a mystery [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wed., March 6: mayoral election thoughts, subway map for pedestrians, LaHood wants new bikeway standards
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Garcetti and Greuel head to runoff (L.A. Times) As some polls had predicted, Eric [continue reading]
Reminder: why Election Day in Los Angeles matters if you care about transportation
As you may have heard, there’s a primary election Tuesday in Los Angeles to elect the next mayor of the second-largest city in the nation — a city with about 3.8 million inhabitants and some well-known transportation challenges. So even if you get all scratchy and/or break out in hives [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, March 4
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. L.A.’s broken civic promise (L.A. Times) With elections in the city of Los Angeles [continue reading]
Small business and prime contractors meet up to team up for Metro contracting opportunities
With major projects coming online such as the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor, the Regional Connector and the Westside Subway Extension, plus some 25 highway projects in construction phases, prime contractors and small business owners lost no time in making preparations for contracting opportunities at a unique mixer Wednesday. Twenty-five prime contractors [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, Feb. 6
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Airport panel backs slate of projects (Daily Breeze) The Board of Airport Commissions on [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, Jan. 29; Ray LaHood stepping down, Leimert Park station debated, New York looks at technology to detect people on subway tracks
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Ray LaHood stepping down as U.S. Transportation Secretary (Washington Post) The news became official [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, Jan. 10
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Transit openings and construction starts for 2013 (Transport Politic) Yonah Freemark does a great [continue reading]