As many of you know, the City Council today approved a Memorandum of Understanding with AEG to build a new football stadium, new convention hall space and two parking garages adjacent to Staples Center. The good news for public transportation is that if indeed the stadium gets built — and [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. Jerry Brown has a way out of the high-speed rail mess (Sacramento Bee) Columnist Dan Walters recalls that Gov. Brown in the [continue reading]
Here’s the news release: Metro today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will conduct a ventilation test on the Expo light rail line, inside the trench between Jefferson Boulevard at Flower Street and Expo Park/USC Station at Exposition Boulevard. The testing will continue Thursday, August 4, under the same schedule. [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMqTP5pBAM&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] The Expo Line Construction Authority posted the above video last month and today has been sending the link around to interested parties. I’ll throw in my two cents: My experience is that most roads are far, far louder than light rail lines. I live a mile from the 210 [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. Angeleno apocalypse: Carmageddon (Time) The weekly magazine muses about the impact of next weekend’s 405 shutdown on our collective psyches and trots [continue reading]
A few weeks back I noticed an interesting chart on the America Public Transportation Association [APTA] website on how long people had been riding transit. The chart was compiled using data provided by local agencies across the U.S. In particular, I was struck by their numbers showing that a lot [continue reading]
Ever since I learned about the Expo Line — and the path that trains used to travel a century ago — I’ve relished in stumbling across bits and pieces of the old infrastructure that still dot the Westside. The original tracks were built by a predecessor to the Southern Pacific [continue reading]
Thousands of new boardings system-wide. Reduced transfers saving up to 20 minutes on some trips. An 11-minute ride from Union Station across downtown to Pico Station. Increased service efficiency. New transit stations in the employment heart of Los Angeles County. Take your pick, because the 1.9-mile Regional Connector has something [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”371″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5J-2yGmpwU[/youtube] Still having trouble visualizing the exact route of Expo Line Phase I and II? Well, thanks to the wonders of modern technology and the passion of transit geeks, a virtual flyover over the entire line has been produced. Using Google Earth satellite imagery, YouTube user ExpoLineFan really [continue reading]
Here’s the latest notice from the Expo Line Construction Authority:
