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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]

Transportation headlines, Thursday, April 2

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 profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: Now is my chance to grow, Exposition Boulevard to Main Street Should a 710 freeway [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Wednesday, March 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!  Today’s rider profile by Zocalo Public Square: I find crazy stuff no matter where I am, Abbott Road to Slauson Avenue. People of CicLAvia in the [continue reading]

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass praises Local Hire program

[youtube https://youtu.be/XZWMsmY7SIY] Rep. Karen Bass (D-37th District) praised Metro’s local hiring program during testimony at the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. Bass wrote the legislation for a federal pilot program that will allow transportation agencies to consider hiring local workers for future transit and highway project that use federal funds. Up to now, [continue reading]