Video: digging under Crenshaw Boulevard
The first six months of 2016 were full of milestones for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. The project celebrated reaching its halfway mark in May and construction is now ongoing throughout the entire [continue reading]
Metro releases ‘Quality of Life’ report
[scribd id=314266158 key=key-htJFLB1sgJRQClbQbtpz mode=scroll] Seeking to document the impact of investment in local transportation, Metro released its first “Quality of Life” report on Tuesday. The report compares 2008 — the year [continue reading]
How we get new rail cars ready for service
As most Gold and Expo Line riders know, trains have been rather crowded lately. In the past three months, new rail extensions have opened to Azusa and Santa Monica, bringing more [continue reading]
All you need to know about Expo Line
Hey Steve, when you lived in Santa Monica between 1996 and 2003 and then later covered politics and transportation as a reporter, did you ever believe the train would one day [continue reading]
Let’s talk about crowding on Gold & Expo
If Gold and Expo Line trains have seemed more crowded to you lately, that’s because they are. The Gold Line is seeing more riders since the opening of the extension [continue reading]
Crowding on the Gold and Expo Lines
If Gold and Expo Line trains have seemed more crowded to you lately, that’s because they are. The Gold Line is seeing more riders since the opening of the extension [continue reading]
What’s happening below Crenshaw Boulevard?
The launch of the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) Harriet is now weeks away. The first pieces of the massive tunneling machine were lowered into the excavation site at Expo/Crenshaw [continue reading]
Expo Line 2 testing ramps up
Here’s the notice — trains will be running every 12 to 20 minutes from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday and until 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. [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]
Gold Line to have some longer trains
Some news today about parking on the Gold Line extension to Azusa: •An extra rail car will be added to four Gold Line trains during weekday peak hours in the morning [continue reading]