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! Metro shouldn’t play the name game (L.A. Times) The Times’ editorial board says that it’s unseemly for the Metro Board of Directors to name transit stations [continue reading]
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! North Hollywood/Zev Yaroslavsky Station? Stop the political madness! (L.A. Times) Op-ed writer Kerry Cavanaugh says renaming two Metro Rail stations after two current Metro Board Members [continue reading]
[scribd id=240190611 key=key-MKg9DSJE3Gca0Qpv7h3m mode=scroll] [scribd id=240190697 key=key-dn8Y149PDOQ0mrgMr3eV mode=scroll] I know readers are always interested in station naming news — and there are two station naming motions before the Metro Board of Directors this month: •To rename the Gold Line’s East Los Angeles Civic Center Station the East Los Angeles Civic Center/Gloria [continue reading]
Three other actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at their meeting today that might be of interest: •The Board approved the following official name changes to Metro Rail stations, although signage will often continue to reflect shorter names: –The Blue Line’s Grand Station becomes the ‘Grand/Los Angeles Trade-Technical College [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors voted Thursday to raise Metro bus and train fares no earlier than September 1 but declined to impose the agency’s staff recommendation for additional increases in 2017 and 2020. The Board also decided to freeze fares for students. Under the new fares, the regular fare will rise from [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to continue the ExpressLanes on the 10 and 110 freeways beyond January of 2015. The Board also voted to charge a $1 monthly maintenance fee on all ExpressLanes accounts to help cover costs of operating the lanes but chose to exempt those with [continue reading]
[scribd id=192412340 key=key-1okk7vbn8e5ka3l65cwv mode=scroll] In 2013, Supervisors and Metro Board Members Mark Ridley-Thomas and Gloria Molina began promoting a proposal to build an 8.3-mile pedestrian and bike path that would connect the future Crenshaw/LAX Line to the Los Angeles River. The path would follow the old Harbor Subdivision rail right-of-way that [continue reading]
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! Hello and a belated Happy New Years to everyone. We took some time off during the holiday and also worked on some longer-term things, so [continue reading]
The final Metro Board of Directors meeting of the year was a low-key affair. Perhaps of the most interest to everyday riders were motions approved concerning restrooms at stations, parking at stations and fare evasion along the Orange Line — more about those in this previous post. Here are some [continue reading]
em>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! ART OF TRANSIT: It’s the last day of Rail Safety Month, but this is a 24-7-365 message, people. 33 people [continue reading]
