From our friends at the Federal Transit Administration: LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the signing of a $670 million construction grant agreement to help build the Regional Connector light rail transit line in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The two-mile [continue reading]
Officials from Metro and the Federal Transit Administration signed a pair of agreements Thursday that will provide a $670-million federal grant and a $160-million federally-backed loan for the Regional Connector light rail project. The total budget of the project is $1.37 billion. A media event with public officials is being [continue reading]
A noteworthy construction milestone was reached today when the first of 18 new power traction substations was delivered to the Gold Line Foothill Extension and the Expo Line projects. The first of the substations — which transfer electricity to the overhead wires — was delivered to the Foothill Extension in [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! First look at Broad Museum’s public plaza and new restaurant (Curbed LA) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSlWBQ8oFHM#t=12] Very interesting look at the plaza and eating space that the Broad [continue reading]
The following op-ed was written by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who also serves as the Vice chair of the Metro Board of Directors: The Urban Transit Revolution Depends on Federal Dollars By: Eric Garcetti Too often, the story of Los Angeles is written by pundits who are focused on [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! http://storify.com/metrolosangeles/colby-fire Light rail should not be built under terminal area, officials say (L.A. Times) Metro and Los Angeles World Airport officials narrow the options for [continue reading]
Good news for the Purple Line Extension and the Regional Connector, the pair of Metro projects slated to receive money this fiscal year from the federal New Starts program. The projects are set to receive $65 million each in the 2014 fiscal year. New Starts helps local transit agencies fund [continue reading]
UPDATE TUESDAY, 12:55 p.m.: I added a few items concerning Metro’s bike program that are worth putting on the record! 🙂 Above is the very nice rainbow seen Thursday afternoon over East Los Angeles and County-USC Medical Center. Will there be a rainbow over Metro in 2014? Stay tuned for [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! ART OF TRANSIT: Sea gull-like view of a Metro bus, courtesy of our Instagram feed. Residents living near Expo Line reduce car use, study says [continue reading]
Metro CEO Art Leahy informed Metro staff and Board today that the agency has officially sent in its application for federal New Starts funding for the Regional Connector project to the Federal Transit Administration. It’s a first step in the process of obtaining a federal contribution for the 1.9-mile underground [continue reading]
