Measure M: the Airport Metro Connector
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]
How We Roll, Dec. 23: Star Wars characters on a train
Art of Transit: From the Dept. of Search Your Feelings (no spoilers): Lyft can pick you up at LAX starting Wednesday (LAT) Significantly cheaper than taxis, Lyft’s lower-end service can now [continue reading]
How We Roll, Sept. 2: Olympics 2024 edition
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. Above: pics from the 1984 Summer Olympics when the old [continue reading]
How We Roll, Monday, August 31
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. About 15 years BEHIND @metrolosangeles and @myabqride https://t.co/oWEkoJ8rJZ — Ivey [continue reading]
Q&A: 25 years and counting of Metro Rail, part two
The Metro Blue Line opened on July 14, 1990. Here’s the link to part one of our big anniversary Q&A. Will Metro Rail ever connect to LAX in some sort of [continue reading]
Metro Board meeting roundup; several Crenshaw/LAX Line-related items OKd
A few items of possible interest to you: •The Board received-and-filed this staff report on construction safety on the Crenshaw/LAX Line project, with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas expressing skepticism that the contractor will quickly improve its safety program. •The Board approved committing up to $10.8 million in Metro funds toward the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, April 20
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. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: I always carry two books in case I get bored, Westwood Boulevard to Main Street. Bedlam’s big dig (New Yorker) [continue reading]
Metro seeks public feedback on new rail station to connect to LAX; scoping meeting is Feb. 23
The Metro Board of Directors last year decided to build a new rail station at Aviation and 96th Street that will allow passengers on the Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line to transfer to a people mover to be built by Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX. This is part of [continue reading]
2014: A milestone year for Metro
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]