Dana Gabbard

There have been a fair number of folks making comments on this site and elsewhere on the internet about the recently opened Gold Line Eastside Extension and safety. This coming week the advisory committee that provides input to Metro on such issues is holding a meeting near the Indiana Street station (Alma is the next street east of Indiana, and the School is midway between 1st and 3rd Streets) in the evening. Certainly worth checking out if you want to share such comments directly .

Just a reminder: Metro has its semiannual shake-up this Sunday, Dec. 13th.

Monday Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Move LA and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are co-sponsoring a public meeting on Strategies to Accelerate the Development of the Wilshire Subway and Other Measure R Projects in Los Angeles County--What You Can Do to Help Implement the Measure R 30-Year Plan in 10 Years!  The meeting will be held at the Museum's Brown Auditorium, in the Art of the Americas building off the Central Court. The Museum is at 5905 Wilshire Bl. just east of Fairfax.

It began a few months ago when rumors reached my ears that the word circulating among Metro employees at the bus yards was that the Sectors were about to be dissolved.

So, we are finally past that near relentless series of community meetings for corridors, bullet trains, etc. of the past few months. But don't think you can catch your breathe! We are about to have three legislative hearings on transportation topics, all being held at the Metro Board Room:

SCAG's main power is that to apply for federal funding projects must be included as part of the Regional Transportation Plan SCAG prepares on what is currently a four year cycle. For about 6 years I sat on the Plans and Programs Technical Advisory Committee, which provides technical input to SCAG staff on the Plan as it is prepared. So I am familiar with the process, which at times was beyond mind numbing in its complexity.

The day after Thanksgiving is a unique day. It is not a holiday but many people get it off. Yet regular weekday transit service generally operates. It presents a rare chance to explore transit in far flung areas and ride services that only operate Monday to Friday without having to take a day off from work. … Continued

The start date is now November 15. Metro’s planning a party. Photo: Randall Fleming Metro has finally announced the opening day of the Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, which is Sunday August 15th The announcement states “Free rides on the entire Metro Gold Line from Pasadena to East Los Angeles will be … Continued

Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the plethora of meetings on various projects such as the Crenshaw, Expo Phase II, Wilshire BRT, Harbor Subdivision, Gold Line eastside Phase II, Westside Subway Extension, Regional Connector now occurring or upcoming?

It is important from time to time as an advocate to expose yourself to the broader universe of perceptions and experience beyond the universe of fellow advocates, agency staff, officials, etc. populating the policy sphere. We all have a stake in transportation issues and it is educational to meet the public and engage with it in an exchange of knowledge, hear their thoughts and concerns plus answer questions.