Dana Gabbard
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Metro to Apply to Become “Managing Agency” for Surfliner
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In my recent piece on the proposed local takeover of the Pacific Surfliner inter-city rail route the pivotal question I poised multiple times was which agency would take on the responsibility of managing the service. The title of agenda item #46 among the consent items on the Metro Board agenda yesterday gives us the name […]
Next New FlyAway Route to LAX Will Serve Expo La Brea station
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In 2004 Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) [the L.A. city department that operates LAX, Van Nuys and Ontario airports] as part of what is known as the LAX Master Plan Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program reached with opponents of LAX expansion agreed that by 2015 the FlyAway system will be expanded to nine routes. This […]
Wilshire Repaving to Start This Weekend, Ahead of BRT Design
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As I noted previously due to the terrible condition of Wilshire between Fairfax and Wilton repaving of the curb lanes along that portion is being undertaken in advance of the reconstruction of curb lanes to occur as part of the impending Wilshire bus lane project. Work was supposed to commence in August yet as the […]
sbX Bus Rapid transit project status
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David Rutherford of Omnitrans is the guest speaker at the Sept. Southern california Transit Advocates meeting.
Coast Rail Corridor Now Has Joint Timetable
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The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN) is a joint powers consisting of various rail operating agencies and stakeholders who (as stated in their outreach material) seek to increase ridership, revenue, capacity, reliability, and safety on the coastal rail corridor from San Diego to Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo served by […]
So.CA.TA. General Meeting: Metrolink Extension to Perris
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Souther Californoa Transit Advocates presents John Standiford of the Riverside County Transportation Commission on the extension of Metrolink to Perris Metrolink — q&a session after the presentation.
Status of Wilshire Repaving
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Sometimes it is hard to keep up with the whirl of local activities and events relating to transit. For example the meeting L.A. City Council member Tom LaBonge held July 18th on the future of Wilshire totally escaped my attention. Thankfully Aaron Blevins of the Park LaBrea News/Beverly Press community newspaper attended and the title […]
City of Culver City Named the 3rd Best Government Fleet in North America for 2012
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Government Fleet Magazine has named Culver City the 3rd Best Government Fleet in North America for 2012 as part of its annual ranking of 100 best fleets. Culver City’s fleet includes refuse and public works trucks, standard autos, fire and transit buses, all of which conserve over 800,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel per […]
Small Improvements: Metro Buses Announce Stops Served by Rail Lines
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This past Sunday I was out and about, riding Metro’s line 20 westbound on Wilshire from the Westlake/MacArthur Park District and was startled as we approached Wilshire/Vermont that besides the usual verbal announcement for the stop a different deep bass voice interrupted to state “Connection to the Red and Purple Lines”. Continuing on at Normandie and […]
Metro Board Report: Red/Purple Line Gate Locking Is Really Coming Soon
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At this week’s Metro Board Executive Management Committee meeting staff will present a report “on accelerated completion of gate locking.” Here is the key paragraph reflecting what Metro staff believe is feasible regarding fare gate closing: Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) are in the process of being converted to operate in a TAP only environment. Conversion […]
Status Update: Wilshire Bus Only Lanes
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To my mind, at least for symbolism, in the near term the Wilshire bus lane project (Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit [BRT] Corridor) is the most significant transit-related project in our region (along with the parallel effort in San Bernardino County known as sbX.) Upgrading bus service along Wilshire is an idea that has been floating […]
Note: Metro Service Changes Go Into Effect This Weekend
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Sunday Metro will be implementing bus service changes including a number whose purpose are to provide better connections to the recently opened Expo Line. This is also significant as it will be the first shake-up in a year, as the Dec. 2011 service changes didn’t go forward due to the agency being set back on […]