Measure M: rail or bus rapid transit on Van Nuys Boulevard
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the Measure M sales tax ballot measure on the Nov. 8 ballot. What [continue reading]
Metro’s bold plan to transform transportation
[scribd id=305238542 key=key-rLnjXYzD850jss3wjP3b mode=scroll] A long list of transit projects, road improvements and commuting options could be built over the next five decades under a $120-plus billion spending plan Metro [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, March 3
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 of a Metro rider: All the essentials–and a book, Third Street to Hollywood Boulevard Spending on rail safety crossings varies [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, December 22
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! Lack of new San Fernando Valley rail lines draws complaints (Daily News) Two Metro Board Members — L.A. Councilman Paul Krekorian and Supervisor Michael D. [continue reading]
New presentation for East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor study
Metro recently held workshops to update the community on the status of the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor study — the before-and-after renderings shown above were presented at the workshops. The [continue reading]
Public meetings in November for East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project
This is a project that I know many people have been following. The aim of the project — which has some Measure R funding — is to improve transit on Van Nuys Boulevard and San Fernando Road between Ventura Boulevard and the Sylmar/San Fernando Road Metrolink station. Here is the project’s [continue reading]
New study ranks L.A. metro area 3rd in U.S. in connecting people to jobs via transit
Earlier this month, the University of Minnesota released a study that found that the Los Angeles metro area ranks third behind New York and San Francisco when it comes to the number of jobs reachable by transit within an hour’s time. The study looked at 46 of the 50 largest metro [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Oct. 8: L.A. ranks 3rd on jobs near transit, study says
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! University of Minnesota ranks accessibility to jobs by transit in the U.S. (news release) The study finds that Los Angeles ranks third behind New York [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, August 4
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! It’s about the money: Yale on Metro’s plans and priorities (The Planning Report) Very interesting interview with David Yale, Metro’s Managing Executive Officer of Countywide Planning [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, July 9
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! It’s now legal to build light rail in the Valley (Curbed LA) The Valley could get its own Metro light-rail train (LAWeekly) Light rail in [continue reading]