In recent years, biking and walking paths along creeks and rivers have become a staple of cities across the globe from San Antonio to New York to Denver to Barcelona [continue reading]
As you’ve likely heard, the Summer Olympics and Paralympics are coming to the Los Angeles region in 2028. Many people have asked what our transit system might look like 11 [continue reading]
[scribd id=361754290 key=key-KdWIMvBRuWICHEEuXuLD mode=scroll] (pdf download here) UPDATE, OCT. 26: The Metro Board of Directors approved launching the formal environmental study process for this project. Under a Board amendment, Metro will [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, the agency building the Measure M-funded extension from Azusa to Claremont and possibly Montclair (funding from San Bernardino County [continue reading]
[scribd id=360174364 key=key-2OreZpDwGPAo7YzrG30u mode=scroll] Pdf for download and printing here. Audio from meeting. •Metro CEO Phil Washington announced that Metro would issue request for proposals for public private partnerships (PPPs) for three projects: the Sepulveda Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Corridor and Metro ExpressLanes. The PPPs could lead to [continue reading]
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today announced that it is moving toward a series of public-private partnerships (P3s) that will deliver Measure M transportation projects to L.A. [continue reading]
Transit is a critical piece of overall mobility in any urban environment. But, it is still just that – a piece of a much larger transportation picture. Across L.A. County, about six to seven percent of commuters use transit to reach work. This means that there many opportunities to capture [continue reading]
[scribd id=359254252 key=key-VBJRMP7BIfDJgnQbVYTd mode=scroll] (pdf here) Lots of interestingness in the above report that covers the fiscal year from July 1, 2016, through June 30 of this year. The ExpressLanes give single-occupant vehicles the chance to use the HOV lanes for a toll; carpoolers generally travel for free. Some brief [continue reading]
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]
Metro is inviting students from kindergarten through 12th grade to participate in an art and naming contest for the two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will dig the twin subway tunnels to connect three underground stations of Section 1 of the Purple Line Extension. The contest is divided into two [continue reading]
