This is a new feature for The Source in which I express actual opinions while working for government. Members of the media: please take any of these ideas and run with them — we could use the coverage! 1. Like many readers, I was pleased to read in a recent [continue reading]
This week, I decided to revisit the Census Bureau’s Local Employment Dynamics database to get a sense of which job centers are served by local or commuter rail in Los Angeles County. Many big job centers (illustrated by the darker shades of blue in the map above) are served by [continue reading]
The next step for planning and engineering the Westside Subway Extension — including deciding the exact route the project will ultimately take through Beverly Hills, Century City and Westwood — begins next week when Metro contractors begin conducting soil, seismic, noise and vibration tests as part of final environmental review [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Putting the mute in commute (Boston Globe) In response to passenger complaints about other noisy passengers, the T is trying something novel: [continue reading]
Heavy winds subsided and the skies were crystal clear Tuesday, making it the perfect day for the Westside Subway Extension to take to the air to do aerial surveys of the planned route. This is all part of the ongoing environmental and engineering analysis for the project. More than 100 [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Meet the 98% Recyclable Subway Car – Coming in 2012 (Treehugger) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ-gTSIX2Wo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] By way of Treehugger (via Crisp Green) comes word that [continue reading]
With the release this week of the Wilshire bus lane project’s final environmental impact report, I thought it would be timely to look more closely at the job and population numbers along the corridor. After all, it’s fair to wonder about who may be served by this project, along with [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. New York subway going to New Jersey? (New York Times) New York City officials have quietly been exploring a plan to extend [continue reading]
Metro’s planning staff have issued their recommendations for the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit Project, which proposes to install rush hour bus lanes in the curb lane of 8.7 miles of Wilshire Boulevard, mostly in the city of Los Angeles. Here’s the staff report. This is a project being built by [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. California’s first high-speed rail segment may run through the Central Valley (L.A. Times) The federal government, which has supplied $3 billion in [continue reading]
