Measure M: Purple Line subway to Westwood acceleration
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. Purple [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 5: everyone wants to fix L.A.
Michael Weinstein might have diagnosed what’s wrong with L.A. But can he fix it? (LA Weekly) The lede of this article by Hillel Aron is a jewel: the head of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation sits in his 21st story office in Hollywood complaining about the new big buildings rising nearby. [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 4: transit and traffic, rail crisis in nation’s capital
Art of Transit 1: The #metro expo line has really been crowded as a clown car. @metrolosangeles #whatsgoingonwithmetro pic.twitter.com/gXs8ltCQ8D — Rob Kuznia (@RobKuznia) April 4, 2016 Art of Transit 2: [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 1: Friday short stack
Editorial: Whittier needs a Gold Line to call its own (SGV Tribune) The lede to the editorial about the Eastside Gold Line Extension project is buried in the second-to-last paragraph: But if the question is which one should be built first, we come down on the side of a Whittier line [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 30: is complaining to a transit agency a form of abuse?
Really nice Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) Things to read whilst transiting: the obituary for Robert [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 29: more spending plan reaction, what transit agencies should say on Twitter
I’ve been AWOLish the past 10 days, so lots of catching up to do… Things to read whilst transiting: I don’t know why the New Yorker continues to give away [continue reading]
Agenda for Metro Board of Directors meeting on Thursday
[scribd id=305806500 key=key-B4idlHVkFhSgbZ2KV1Vd mode=scroll] Good morning! The Metro Board of Directors meets for its regular monthly meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday. The agenda is above with links to staff reports on the different issues before the Board today. Perusing agendas and reports are a great way to learn about the [continue reading]
Metro’s bold plan to transform transportation
[scribd id=305238542 key=key-rLnjXYzD850jss3wjP3b mode=scroll] A long list of transit projects, road improvements and commuting options could be built over the next five decades under a $120-plus billion spending plan Metro [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 16: what impact may Metro’s potential ballot measure have on traffic and development?
In addition to comments on the blog, following Metro’s general Twitter feed is a good way to learn about the system and see what others are saying. Art of Transit: [continue reading]
How We Roll, March 14: skeptical look at Gold Line ext, housing in SaMo, ballot measure buzz
Things to listen to whilst transiting 1: what if you went online, looked up the guy who bullied you in grade school and discovered he was in Oakland running a motorcycle [continue reading]