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. Shoeshine man with bounce in his step gains a foothold at Union Station (L.A. Times) Very nice profile of Marco Ramirez, who oversees the new [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. Garcetti motion encourages affordable housing at Metro stations (Streetsblog L.A.) [continue reading]
Among the actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors: •The Board approved going forward with a technical study of two light rail alternatives for the Eastside Gold Line Transit [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. Happy Halloween, everybody. Below is a screen grab from one of the scariest scenes filmed on transit; I remember watching this from under my seat at the Carousel Theater on Reading Road [continue reading]
The City of Monrovia and local elected officials broke ground this morning on the Station Square Transit Village. The project is located adjacent to the Historic Santa Fe Depot and the future Metro Gold Line Monrovia Station. The Station Square is the largest public works project in the city’s history. Monrovia is utilizing [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! Guest editorial: don’t destroy the Orange Line, improve it (Streetsblog L.A.) Annie Weinstock and Stephanie Lotshaw argue that there is no need to convert the [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! Do all roads to Century City’s future lead to more traffic? (L.A. Times) Very interesting story — easily could have been longer and there’s some [continue reading]
Renderings by MVE Institutional, Inc., courtesy of City of El Monte. The City of El Monte broke ground today on the Gateway Project, which promises to bring affordable housing, retail and restaurant space next to Metro’s El Monte Bus Station. It’s great to see more transit oriented development happening 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]
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! Rest in Peace, Pete Seeger…. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4i8ziSHkNA] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhPS_MBAIcw] Rail alone can’t reinvent L.A. (L.A. Times) Ethan N. Elkind is pleased to see that three rail transit [continue reading]
