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Posted by Steve Hymon on March 18, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.
In July of this summer, the Blue Line will turn 20 years old. The last streetcars rolled through Los Angeles in the early 1960s; it wasn’t until the Blue Line’s debut in 1990 that mass transit rail service returned to the region. In January, the Blue Line saw nearly 78,000 ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on March 18, 2010 at 10:32 a.m.
A little news out of the Metro Board of Director’s planning committee meeting on Wednesday: A funding transfer agreement with the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority was moved to the full Metro Board for their consideration at next Thursday’s meeting. I know. That sounds like a bunch of bureaucratic ...
Posted by Fred Camino on March 18, 2010 at 9:24 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 blog. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. First up, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wrote a blog entry for the Huffington ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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, ...
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. ...

Massive bus detours around L.A. Marathon Sunday (3/21) so Go Metro Rail to reach viewing areas. Detour details: http://bit.ly/brjJSR
Bus bridge canceled. Blue Line service resumes.
Blue Line delays up to 40 min. in downtown L.A. Bus shuttle continues btn Grand-7th to mid-morning. Details: http://bit.ly/aFwloK
Tonight (3/12) until Monday a.m. no Blue Line service b/t 7th/Metro & Washington. Bus shuttles instead. Details: http://bit.ly/cFjaeP
Don't forget: Red Line Hollywood/Highland Station closed Sunday and Hollywood buses detoured to make way for Oscars. http://bit.ly/aukZqU
Reminder: No Blue Line service in downtown L.A. this weekend and next. Bus shuttles instead. Details at The Source: http://bit.ly/9tK8CQ
Metro seeks volunteers to help with Metro Orange Line Bike Study March 24 and 27. Register online at http://orangelinestudy.wordpress.com/
all buses have resumed regular routes.
fifth and hill st buses cleared. but sb spring st buses detoured onto LA street.
so far only buses on fifth and hill being detoured.
Last updated: 2010-03-18 19:36:03.041577
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Metro bus, rail operating normal weekday schedule. Follow on Twitter at: http://bit.ly/metroLAalerts
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