Archive for Metro

July 2008

7/01: Metro’s $40 Billion Plan 27

June 2008

6/30: Will Rush Hour Trains Be the Next Bike Battleground? 9

6/27: Meet the New Metro Board Chair...Same as the Old Metro Board Chair 8

6/26: Metro Postpones Decision on LRTP to November. Advances Sales Tax. 9

6/24: Metro: Sales Tax Proposal Has Overwhelming Support 11

6/23: Metro Uses TV's to Provide Next-Train Information 2

6/19: Metro Imagines More Buses Running on Time 7

6/18: O'Connor: We Need to Count People Movement Not Car Movement 13

6/13: Metro Makes the Case for Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase 26

6/12: Metro Picks Locally Preferred Alternative for Orange Line Extension 3

6/12: Metro Considering “Transit Oriented Development” for Sepulveda Orange Line Station 1

6/10: Katz Blasts Back at Congestion Pricing Foes in S.G. Valley 2

6/10: Westsiders Vent at Last Night's Expo Meeting 10

6/09: Another Cyclist Has an Incident with a Metro Bus 12

6/02: Community Comes Out for a Better Van Nuys 1

May 2008

5/29: Hail-A-Cab Coming to Downtown and Hollywood? 2

5/28: Feuer’s Greenhouse Gas Tax Bill Passes Assembly 3

5/21: Tomorrow’s Big Metro Board Agenda Item: Expanding Congestion Pricing 1

5/20: Get Involved with Half Cent Sales Tax Project List 7

5/19: Bus v Bike Incident Highlights Lawlessness of Metro Buses 11

5/16: Bike to Work Day Photo Diary 2

5/12: Bike Week Kicks off at Universal Studios 2

5/12: Suburban Congressmen Introduce Anti-HOT Lanes Legislation 2

5/09: Next Week is Bike Week in LA County 1

5/08: Metro's Plans for 2009: No Fare Hike, Completed Gold Line 1

5/07: Daily News Repeats Others' Arguments Against HOT Lanes 1

5/05: Sneak Peak at Subway to the Sea Alternatives (Updated) 20

April 2008

4/30: Australian Sustainable Cities Expert Speaks at Metro 0

4/24: Metro Rejects Service Cuts, Approves Congestion Pricing and Much, Much More 6

4/24: Metro Board Rejects Service Cuts! 0

4/24: Today, Metro Talks Cuts. Tomorrow, Metrolink Talks Hikes 3

4/24: Feds Helping Metro Move to HOT Lanes. 3

4/17: Legislators Pushing for Green Line Extension to LAX 2

4/17: LACBC: If You Want More Bike Facilities, Tell Metro 4

4/16: Not Much Space for Bike or Ped. Projects in LA-OC Study 0

4/16: Metro's Citizen Advisory Council Opens Blog 0

4/14: Feuer’s Sales Tax and Climate Change Bills Pass Committee 2

4/14: LA Eastside on Buses as Part of the Community 0

4/11: Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez Calls for Snoble to Resign 4

4/10: Metro Wants Developers to Pay Congestion Mitigation Fee 2

4/10: LA's First Street Film: Looking at BRT 19

March 2008

3/28: March Madness: Bruins, O’Connor Both Win During TV Showdown 1

3/27: Villaraigosa Frets That Service Cuts Will Cause More Crime 5

3/27: WeHo to Metro: We Want Subways 14

3/26: Time to Start Imagining... 2

3/25: Metro Takes to the Airwaves to Tout LRTP 0

3/24: Sneak Peak at Potential Gold Line Phase II Extensions 5

3/20: LADOT Questions Metro's Bus Cuts 5

3/18: Update on Non-Auto Options to Dodger Stadium 8

3/18: Blogs Are Buzzing on Metro's Long Range Plan 3

3/17: Metro Buses Harass Two Bike Advocates 8

3/13: Westside Rejects Some Service Cuts 1

3/12: A First Look at Metro’s Long Term Transportation Plan 15

3/11: Is Solair Really Transit Oriented Development? 14

3/07: Gov. Gives Money for Wilshire Bus Only Lanes 5

3/06: Red Line Will Be First to Have Automated Train Arrival Info 7

3/05: State Avoids Blame As Metro Prepares Service Cuts 1

February 2008

2/28: Turnstiles Needed to Protect Us From Terrorists 14

2/28: Alarcón to Metro: I Don't Trust You Guys 2

2/25: Coming Soon:Take the Bus to the Game? 0

2/25: Coming Soon: Buses to Chavez Ravine? 8

2/22: Metro Busy with Expanion Plans 0

2/14: Less People, Same Passion at Westside/Central Sector 2

2/11: The Bus Bench Ends "Dead Escalator Series" 0

2/07: Expo's Bumpy Ride Continues 0

2/07: Sector Board Also Against Service Cuts 2

2/07: San Fernando Valley Service Cuts Hearing Report 1

2/06: Expo Board Talking Dorsey High Tomorrow 2

2/05: Input Wanted? 3

2/01: Another Packed House at Metro Westside Transit Meeting 1

January 2008

1/31: Transit Coalition Blasts Service Cuts 1

1/28: Go Metro at You Tube 0

1/28: Coming Tomorrow: City Council "All Day" Transportation Meeting 0

1/24: This Post Brought to You By the Number 33 1

1/24: Turnstile Plan Delayed 5

1/24: Metro Board Changes Course on Senior Fares 0

1/23: Metro Chief Talks HOT Lanes and Alternative Transportation 0

1/17: Metro Considers Raising "Senior Discount" Age to 65 1

1/14: The Bus Bench's Dead Escalator Survey 0

1/11: Villaraigosa Vows Return of "Ride Metro with the Mayor" 1

1/10: My First Time Hitch Hiking 3

December 2007

12/20: LADOT's Press Release on Downtown Fare Changes Probably Too Late to Control Blame 0

12/13: The Case of the Disappearing Question 1

12/12: Does Metro Board Chair Take Metro? Apparently, Yes...(updated) 6

November 2007

11/30: Metro's Beat the Clock 2

11/30: Latino Urban Forum Backs Goldline Extension Connecting Parks 1

11/29: Going to a Really Long Metro Board Meeting So You Don't Have To 6

11/28: A pleasant trip on the Red Line 0

11/28: Thomas Rubin Tells Transit Coalition: LA Needs More Buses...Not Trains 7

11/23: Higlights from Pam O'Conner's most recent Q and A and Some Questions from Us 1

11/14: Update on Two Transit Fare Increases... 0

11/07: Metro's Stealth "Short Term" Fare Hike 0

11/06: Metro Packs the House at Downtown Connector Meeting 0

11/06: Mail Call: Lets Talk Expo 0

11/06: Letter 1: Light Rail for Cheviot's Response 0

11/06: Letter 2: From Westwood Gardens Civic Association 0

11/02: Expo Update 0

October 2007

10/30: So.CA.TA. Calls for Lobbying for 'Subway to the Sea' 0

10/19: A question on buses and trains... 2

10/17: Live and Learn... 2