How We Roll, July 11: bus vs train vs dragon
Good morning, Source readers. I’ve been out of town but am now ensconced back at Source World Headquarters in DTLA. When I moved to the L.A. area back in days [continue reading]
Ballot measure: what you need to know about the Gold Line extension to Claremont
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the sales tax ballot measure that the Metro Board has approved to send [continue reading]
Measure M: Gold Line extension to Claremont
One in a series of posts that will look at projects and programs that would receive funding from the Measure M sales tax ballot measure on the Nov. 8 ballot. What [continue reading]
Q&A: everything you need to know about the Gold Line extension to Azusa
What’s the plan for opening day on Saturday? Merriment, joy, feasting and song, I hope. I’ve been writing about this project for the better part of a decade and once upon a time, [continue reading]
Gold Line to Azusa opens March 5; 10 things to know
All photos by the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority. Click on a photo to see a larger version. Metro CEO Phil Washington announced Thursday that the Gold Line Foothill [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, July 11
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! Guest editorial: don’t destroy the Orange Line, improve it (Streetsblog L.A.) Annie Weinstock and Stephanie Lotshaw argue that there is no need to convert the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, January 27
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! When is a fare hike really a fare cut (Human Transit) Transportation planner Jarrett Walker gives a brief review of Metro’s proposed fare restructuring/increases and [continue reading]
Double dip of good news about progress on Gold Line Foothill Extension
Let’s do a double dip of good news from the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, which is building the 11.5-mile Gold Line extension from eastern Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. First, from the Authority’s most recent e-newsletter: Pasadena to Azusa: Significant progress continues along the 11.5-mile corridor, as [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, October 25
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: A Metro light rail car gets a tuneup. From our Instagram feed. Garcetti to lobby for people mover other transit improvements at [continue reading]
Gold Line Foothill Extension kicks off further planning for Phase 2B
The Metro Gold Line Foothill Construction Authority held held an event Wednesday in Claremont to announce the start of further planning and conceptual for the Azusa-to-Montclair phase of the project. An 11.5-mile extension of the Gold Line between eastern Pasadena and Azusa is currently under construction with Metro forecasting an [continue reading]