New video: constructing the Crenshaw/LAX Line
The above video is the first of three that we’ll roll out over the next few weeks highlighting key Metro projects that are under construction: the Crenshaw/LAX Line, the Regional [continue reading]
New presentation and FAQ for Crenshaw Northern Extension project
[scribd id=402725113 key=key-0jWc9qxomSjoiJgVEEar mode=scroll] (pdf here for download) [scribd id=402725239 key=key-Qq2CrmkLb8GL9gQyDYzN mode=scroll] (pdf here for download) Meetings have now concluded to discuss alternatives to extend the Crenshaw/LAX Line north with [continue reading]
Preview of Metro Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 28: congestion pricing and ride-share fees are on the docket
[scribd id=400584103 key=key-OteugupWEoYj9oRKEbDu mode=scroll] pdf of agenda here The Metro Board of Directors meets for its February meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at Metro HQ, located next to Union Station in DTLA. You can attend in person or listen/watch the livestream (a link will appear when the meeting begins). [continue reading]
Metro Board to consider operating plan for Crenshaw/LAX and Green Lines
[scribd id=393304103 key=key-yAitQIIwhsMPf3g0q8mB mode=scroll] pdf of presentation here and report with all attachments Over the past several months, Metro staff and the Metro Board have been considering an operations plan [continue reading]
Crenshaw/LAX Line opening likely to be in mid-2020, Metro announces
Metro has a better idea of the timeframe for opening the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Metro CEO Phillip A. Washington announced on Thursday at the agency Board’s Executive Management Committee meeting that some elements of work on the project are taking longer than expected due to complexities out of Metro’s control, meaning the [continue reading]
New renderings of Airport Metro Connector station and new report on Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line operating plan
Design of the new Airport Metro Connector station is about 60 percent complete and a new batch of renderings have been released by agency staff. The station will be built [continue reading]
Community meeting to discuss proposed bus service changes near Crenshaw/LAX Line
[scribd id=388081427 key=key-NQ0p1bJmWml2C7Zhd2ra mode=scroll] (pdf here) Metro invites the public to participate in a community workshop on Saturday, September 15, to learn and provide input about proposed bus service changes [continue reading]
Feasibility study looks at possible routes for Crenshaw North Extension
As Source readers already know, one of many eagerly sought Measure M transit projects is a northern extension of the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Metro has released a staff report and [continue reading]
Actions taken at June meeting of Metro Board of Directors
[scribd id=382658086 key=key-uVCow1RkX9aOD1AiADLm mode=scroll] pdf here, with links to individual items. Here’s the webstream and the recap. Among the actions taken, the Board of Directors: •Adopted light rail as the “locally preferred alternative” for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project. In English, that means the Board will consider [continue reading]
Valley gets a rail line, free bus passes for Seattle students: HWR, June 29
Dept. of New Map of West Santa Ana Branch Corridor project: The map shows the route under study on the southern end of the project and the two primary routes being studied further for the north part of the line. Here’s the project home page. Art of Transit: Looking south [continue reading]