[scribd id=260801832 key=key-6Vaik390UasSwbQGENZ9 mode=scroll] Attentive readers here already know that the Regional Connector project is under construction. The 1.9-mile underground light rail line in downtown Los Angeles will link the [continue reading]
[scribd id=259323131 key=key-pjT6ErrgujZbLEL5zUDm mode=scroll] Above is a recent presentation by Metro staff that drills down deeper on the issue of ridership. Ridership on Metro increased three percent overall between 2010 and 2014 (including a 21 percent increase on Metro Rail) but has declined on both the agency’s buses and trains since last [continue reading]
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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! Today’s Zocalo Public Square rider profile: Washington Boulevard to Figueroa New Union Station bus platform to begin construction in April (Building LA) The new platform [continue reading]
Three Metro TAP vending machines at Union Station will show new screen prompts beginning today as part of a two-week test to see how the riding public likes the improvements. As the images [continue reading]
Metro welcomed a contingent of officials and planners on Friday from DART, i.e. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and the Dallas metro area. The above photo was taken on the roof of Metro’s headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The folks from DART were in town to learn more about Metro’s existing and [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! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and Happy New Year’s. We should have a busy 2015 ahead of us at Metro, so let’s [continue reading]
Click on photos to see larger versions please By almost any measure, 2014 was a pretty remarkable one for transportation in Los Angeles County. In the past year, Metro’s ambitious Measure R [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! Lack of new San Fernando Valley rail lines draws complaints (Daily News) Two Metro Board Members — L.A. Councilman Paul Krekorian and Supervisor Michael D. [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! Orange Line BRT speed improvements caught in inner-agency delay (Streetsblog L.A.) A plan to possibly speed up Orange Line buses when crossing intersections probably won’t [continue reading]
