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The city did not renew its contract with Norman Bench Advertising, which recently came under fire from officials for not disclosing how many benches it has and how much money it gets from displaying ads on them.
Read More →From Measure R, which is enhancing bus and rail, to bike sharing to LEED projects, Los Angeles may soon buck its long-held reputation as car-obsessed. APTA’s recent Sustainability Workshop showed us how.
Read More →The Bruin Commuter Club, designed for students, staff and faculty who carpool, vanpool, use public transportation, bike and walk to campus, provides members with access to discounted parking and an emergency ride service.
Read More →An absolute horror is about to descend on car-dependent Los Angeles: a 10-mile freeway shutdown. L.A. Public transit is stepping up its game to help Angelenos get around. Could this “car-tastophe” work out in public transit’s favor?
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The CNG-powered 40-foot coaches will be the first MCI models in the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s fleet. Each coach will be wheelchair-lift equipped and feature MCI’s Cummins ISL G 8.9 liter, 320hp engine, which meets 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California’s California Air Resource Board (CARB) standards.
Read More →A Los Angeles-based dancer and frequent Metro rider turned his observations of a social choreography present in transit passengers into a 40-minute dance show.
Read More →A plan for the four-mile circular system, backed by the Chamber of Commerce and downtown City Council Members Jose Huizar and Jan Perry, would tax local property owners to pay for about half of the cost.
Read More →Doran Barnes, who is also the Executive Director of Foothill Transit in West Covina, Calif., will serve as the board’s Chairman for the next fiscal year.
Read More →The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. study, “The Construction Impact of Metro’s Measure R Transportation Projects,” estimates that Measure R-funded construction projects could create more than half a million part-time and full-time jobs with total earnings of $22.4 billion.
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Will reduce purchase of utility power, which is anticipated to reduce carbon emissions by more than 3,700 metric tons, equivalent to planting more than 550 acres of trees and taking more than 600 cars off the road.
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