This is the seventh in a series of Source posts providing a behind-the-scenes look at the artwork fabrication process for each of the seven new Metro Rail stations under construction [continue reading]
A media event was held outside Metro headquarters this morning to celebrate the recent agreement that will result in Kinkisharyo keeping and expanding a facility to assemble new light rail cars for Metro’s Blue, Expo and Gold Lines. Below is the news release from the office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: The Mayor [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. Shoeshine man with bounce in his step gains a foothold at Union Station (L.A. Times) Very nice profile of Marco Ramirez, who oversees the new [continue reading]
Quick background: In 2012, Metro awarded a contract to Kinkisharyo for a base order of 78 new light rail vehicles plus contract options for additional vehicles. As part of the [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. Anaheim’s new ARTIC: icon or eyesore? (OC Register) The official name is Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. Some like the three-story structure that resembles a band shell, others say it’s [continue reading]
Metro recently held workshops to update the community on the status of the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor study — the before-and-after renderings shown above were presented at the workshops. The [continue reading]
Like the first flowers of spring – although substantially larger – the tunnel boring machine cutterhead arrival at the Metro yard this week is a harbinger of the future. In [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. Does anyone get ticketed for cheating on freeway toll lanes? (L.A. Times) A reader asks columnist David Lazarus what happens to scofflaws who use the Metro ExpressLanes without a transponder [continue reading]
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177744429″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] I had the chance recently to speak with Ethan Elkind, whose new book “Railtown” does an excellent job of telling an important story: [continue reading]
Among the actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors: •The Board approved going forward with a technical study of two light rail alternatives for the Eastside Gold Line Transit [continue reading]
