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Coalition Celebrates Measure M Passing By Nearly 70 Percent
It is official: Measure M passed. Los Angeles County has voted, again, to tax itself to pay for a suite of projects to facilitate transit, driving, walking and bicycling. Measure M will double Metro's 100 mile rail system over the next 40 years. As of this morning, Measure M achieved its needed two-thirds and is currently passing by 69.82 percent.
November 10, 2016
Cartoon Tuesday: Jay Leno Drives Foothill Transit’s Electric Bus
Not quite a cartoon, but today we feature a comedian. Watch the above 2012 video from Jay Leno's Garage where Leno learns the ins and outs of the latest in electric bus technology, specifically Foothill Transit's electric buses manufactured by Proterra which recently introduced an upgraded model. The bus features a steel-free balsa wood and fiberglass frame.
November 1, 2016
Metro Asks South L.A. Stakeholders: How Would You Use Rail-to-River Bike/Pedestrian Path?
"They've started work on that bike path!" a South Central bike shop owner announced excitedly after noticing mounds of dirt piled up in the rail right-of-way (ROW) at Slauson and Normandie.
October 26, 2016
Metro Bike Share’s 2017 Expansion Plans: Pasadena, Venice, Port of L.A.
On Wednesday, the Metro Planning and Programming Committee approved funding to expand Metro Bike Share in 2017. Operated by Bicycle Transit Systems, Metro Bike Share opened in downtown L.A. in July. In 2017, Metro would expand bike-share to new service areas in Pasadena, Venice, San Pedro, and Wilmington.
October 21, 2016
Metro Lowers ‘Angeli’ the Regional Connector Tunnel Boring Machine
This morning, Metro celebrated the ceremonial naming and lowering of the Regional Connector subway tunnel boring machine. Metro's newest TBM - another is currently tunneling portions of Metro's Crenshaw/LAX light rail line - is named "Angeli." The winning name was proposed by Windsor McInerny, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School.
October 19, 2016
Foothill Gold Line Conference Builds Momentum To Extend
The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority hosted a one-day State of the Project 2016 conference today at Pomona College. Elected officials, agency leaders and others gathered to hear some success stories from previous segments, but mostly to look ahead to extending the Gold Line eastward to Montclair, and possibly further.
October 14, 2016
#DamienTalksSGV 19 – Foothill Transit’s Doran Barnes
This week, #DamienTalks with Doran Barnes, the executive director of Foothill Transit and the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
October 14, 2016
#DamienTalks the Regional Connector with Metro’s Community and Construction Relations Team
Today, #DamienTalks with Olga Arroyo and Jean Marie Hance with Community and Construction Relations for the Regional Connector Project in Downtown Los Angeles. With the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) going in the ground next week, it seemed the perfect time to connect with the Regional Connector.
October 11, 2016
Mike Kodama Explains West Santa Ana Branch “Eco-Rapid Transit” Rail Line
Metro's Measure M expenditure plan [PDF] includes two phases of construction of the West Santa Ana Transit Corridor light rail line. These are anticipated to be open in 2028 and 2041. The new rail line would go from Union Station southeast through several cities including Huntington Park, South Gate, Lynwood, Paramount, and Bellflower, with a terminus in Artesia.
October 11, 2016
New Map Shows Metro’s 20,000+ Parking Spaces, Mostly Free
Earlier this year, a Seattle transit parking infographic map made the rounds. Created by Zach Shaner at Seattle Transit Blog, the map is helpful for visualizing the urban to suburban mix of station uses, and understanding the investments that Seattle's transit agency is planning.
September 23, 2016