Support small businesses this holiday season
Holiday shopping season has begun in earnest, and this year it’s more important than ever to support your local small businesses! Here are just a few recommendations to consider. All [continue reading]
Fresh pics: Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project train testing moves north
Heads up, watch for trains! Clearance testing took place this week on @crenshawrail. The test train traveled across La Brea Avenue bridge (the flaps on the side check to make [continue reading]
Crenshaw/LAX Line pics and getting to and from LAX: HWR, June 13
Art of Transit: A trio of pics of Crenshaw/LAX Line edition, which is scheduled to open next year. I took these pics just before landing at LAX on Tuesday — [continue reading]
Preview of Metro Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 28: congestion pricing and ride-share fees are on the docket
[scribd id=400584103 key=key-OteugupWEoYj9oRKEbDu mode=scroll] pdf of agenda here The Metro Board of Directors meets for its February meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at Metro HQ, located next to Union Station in DTLA. You can attend in person or listen/watch the livestream (a link will appear when the meeting begins). [continue reading]
Reminder: upcoming community workshops on first/last mile connections in Inglewood
First/last mile planning for the City of Inglewood is underway for the existing Green Line Crenshaw Station and future Crenshaw/LAX Line stations including: Fairview Heights, Downtown Inglewood, Westchester/Veterans, and Aviation/96th [continue reading]
Upcoming community workshops on first/last mile connections in Inglewood
First/last mile planning for the City of Inglewood is underway for the existing Green Line Crenshaw Station and future Crenshaw/LAX Line stations including: Fairview Heights, Downtown Inglewood, Westchester/Veterans, and Aviation/96th [continue reading]
Upcoming public scoping meetings for 105 ExpressLanes project
Studies are beginning for a key Measure M project to convert the HOV lanes to ExpressLanes on the 105 freeway for 15.7 miles between the 405 and the 605 freeways. The studies will be looking at the impact of making that change. The ExpressLanes on the 10 and 110 freeways [continue reading]
Meatless Mondays with Metro: Stuff I Eat
Take a little more transit and eat a little less meat — two things you can do to reduce your impact on the environment. In this installment of Meatless Mondays with Metro, we take a look at [continue reading]
Fresh pics: recent work on the Crenshaw/LAX Line
Above are some photos taken in the past few weeks of ongoing construction work on the Crenshaw/LAX Line. The project includes 8.5 miles of new track between the Expo Line [continue reading]
L.A. Olympics and Paralympics: what our transit system will look like in 2028
You probably heard the announcement earlier this hour by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: an agreement has been reached with the International Olympics Committee for our region to host the [continue reading]