Marathon bus detours
Posted by Steve Hymon on March 17, 2010 at 10:40 a.m.
The Los Angeles Marathon has a new route again this year — this time running from Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica via downtown L.A., Hollywood and Beverly Hills. It’s a nice course. Previous versions of the race seemed to go out of their way to feature the ghastly nature of ...
Latest news from Sacramento: Metro could lose millions in state funding
Posted by Steve Hymon on March 17, 2010 at 9:56 a.m.
This year’s California state budget saga took another turn on Tuesday, when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would veto the latest Democratic proposal. Part of that proposal was to preserve some state funding for mass transit. If that funding does not ultimately survive the budget process, it could cost Metro ...
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, March 17
Posted by Steve Hymon on March 17, 2010 at 9:42 a.m.
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s home page. Where should the high-speed rail line stop in Burbank? State officials have one idea, city officials in Burbank have another, reports the Glendale News ...
I-405 Utility Relocation Work Planned Beginning Friday, March 19
Posted by Dave Sotero on March 16, 2010 at 4:32 p.m.
Metro has issued a new I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project construction notice for utility relocation work starting this Friday, March 19 that will last about eight weeks. Work will consist of undergrounding overhead power lines in preparation for the relocation of Sepulveda Boulevard to the east to make way for ...
@MetroLosAngeles Twitter Tuesday
Posted by Fred Camino on March 16, 2010 at 12:47 p.m.
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we'll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. The tweets never stop. ...
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, March 16
Posted by Fred Camino on March 16, 2010 at 9:55 a.m.
The Daily Mail has a particularly sad story about Nancy Underwood, a 89-year-old woman who lives in a small village in southwest England who must take a 14-mile bus ride to cross the street. Why? Because the nearest pedestrian crosswalk for the busy street is three miles away. For Nancy, ...
A small step for Crenshaw line
Posted by Steve Hymon on March 15, 2010 at 1:20 p.m.
The shovel, so to speak, hit the ground this morning as part of the planning process for the Crenshaw Line light rail project. Soil testing begun in order to determine what’s literally in the dirt, since a fair amount of it will be moved as part of the construction process. ...
Starting this week, some bus lines to face potential delays due to I-405 Widening Project
Posted by Fred Camino on March 15, 2010 at 12:46 p.m.
As the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project moves forward Metro bus riders can expect delays and detours on several lines… for the next three years. Delays will be intermittent and will vary during the duration of the project which is slated for a 2013 completion. Planned service delays and detours ...
Transportation headlines, Monday, March 15
Posted by Steve Hymon on March 15, 2010 at 10:23 a.m.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood often doesn’t mince words — as people who attended last month’s town hall meeting with him at Metro headquarters already know. So when airline officials complained to him recently about so much federal money going to high-speed rail — which they view as potential competition ...
Update: Blue Line resumes full service at 7 a.m. Construction delays early Monday morning service
Posted by Gayle Anderson on March 15, 2010 at 5:27 a.m.
UPDATE: Service restored at 7 a.m. Construction delays for Metro Blue Line service in downtown Los Angeles are expected to continue through mid-morning on Monday. A bus bridge remains in effect to shuttle passengers between Grand and 7t St/ Metro Center stations. Passengers may experience significant travel delays of up ...
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