Eleanor Sillerico: ‘Tunnels are fascinating challenges’
When Eleanor Sillerico was 15 years old, she wanted to be a doctor. However, after volunteering in a local clinic in her native La Paz, Bolivia, she became drawn to [continue reading]
Utility relocation contract completed for Gold Line extension to Montclair
Here is the news release from the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority: First Contract for Foothill Gold Line Light Rail Extension is Completed Under Budget and Ahead of Schedule An Early [continue reading]
Agreements, budget approved for Gold Line extension to Claremont, a key Measure M project
The Metro Board today approved a $1.4-billion budget and partnership agreements to extend the Metro Gold Line in the San Gabriel Valley another 11.5 miles east to Claremont. Partnership agreements establish a funding plan and shared roles and responsibilities between Metro and the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, the agency [continue reading]
Video: Gold Line extension from Glendora to Montclair
The new video comes from the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency charged with planning and building the rail extension between Azusa and Montclair. The line, as [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 18: Expo, Expo and a little non-Expo
https://twitter.com/KPCCofframp/status/732240306863673344 #ExpoLine opens Friday and so does 1301 Colorado with @artcenteredu #murals to be unveiled this week! pic.twitter.com/BT2VNkEraW — Jack Skelley, PxD (@JackSkelley) May 14, 2016 https://twitter.com/PlannerPrescott/status/729158907688407043 And from the [continue reading]
Update on parking at Azusa Downtown Station’s garage
As many people know, Metro’s spaces in the parking garage adjacent to the Azusa Downtown Station are filling very early — about 6 a.m. on most weekdays. The garage has 547 total spaces. Of those, 200 are reserved for Metro customers, 145 for the city of Azusa and 202 for Foothill [continue reading]
Potential future ballot measure discussed at Move LA conference today
I spent the morning at Move LA’s annual conference, held this year at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. The activist group led by Denny Zane, the former Santa Monica mayor, this year focused on Measure R 2, an interesting choice given that the [continue reading]
Eastside Gold Line extension down to two possible routes
The Gold Line to East Los Angeles is not yet open — that is scheduled for November — but an extension of the light rail line is already rolling through the planning stages. Four proposed routes for the line was recently whittled to a list of two: one along the [continue reading]