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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 20, 2013 3:18 pm
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As you may have heard, there’s a runoff Tuesday in Los Angeles to elect the next mayor of the second-largest city in the nation — a city with about 3.8 ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 20, 2013 1:06 pm
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One of the arguments frequently made for building more mass transit — in particular rail projects — is that it will help reduce pollution and, as a byproduct, greenhouse gases that are ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 17, 2013 11:51 am
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 17, 2013 9:52 am
- Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 16, 2013 12:25 pm
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One of the three new stations for the Regional Connector project will be at 2nd and Hope Street. Due to the topography of downtown Los Angeles, that presents some challenges ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 15, 2013 1:23 pm
- LRTP forecast report
One of the challenges of having an ambitious agenda when it comes to building transportation projects is staying on top of funding and evoling project cost information. In a ...
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Posted by Anna Chen on May 15, 2013 12:10 pm
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The Alondra Boulevard Bridge and a segment of Alondra Boulevard will be closed starting June 10 for construction work. Here’s the press release from Caltrans:
The California Department of ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 13, 2013 11:36 am
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As has been discussed previously on The Source, Metro is preparing to begin latching gates at Red and Purple Line subway stations beginning this summer, with gates at other Metro Rail stations to be ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 10, 2013 9:47 am
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The federal New Starts program helps local transit agencies build large and high impact transit projects; Metro is seeking $2 billion of New Starts money to help fund the Purple Line Extension and ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 9, 2013 4:18 pm
- Here’s the news release from Metro:
The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to conduct a full northbound I-405 freeway closure from Santa Monica Boulevard to ...
Volume 1 - Issue 3 (Summer 2010) Go to Works Online
- Metro Highway Projects
- Included in the Measure R funding for transportation improvements planned during the next 30 years are an ambitious series of highway projects totaling an investment of more than $7.8 billion. An Overview of Measure R Projects
Measure R - In the Works
- Measure R is funding new transportation projects and programs and accelerating those already in the pipeline. Voters approved the measure in 2008 and it took effect July 2009. Over 30 years, it is projected to generate $40 billion for ...
- Work Begins on a New El Monte Station
- Groundbreaking was held recently to start construction of a new $45 million public bus terminal at Santa Anita Avenue and Ramona Boulevard. The project doubles the capacity of the original El Monte Station that opened in 1973.
- Acceleration of Measure R Highway Projects
- The 30/10 Initiative was recently introduced to accelerate Measure R transit projects in LA County. At the same time, the Metro Board of Directors adopted a policy to combine long-term countywide sales tax revenue from Measure R with alternative project ...
