Page content by Danny Seplow Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTP) are long term plans that were originally created by the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission beginning in 1987, and now by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA or…
A post in Streetsblog LA serves as a reminder that identifying and differentiating the roles of government agencies with similar-sounding names is challenging. Throw in a bunch of acronyms, and it becomes outright baffling. The California Department of Transportation, the…
Post content by Matthew Barrett, Director, Library, Archives and Records Information Management The Los Angeles Police Department recognized and honored its first black police officer this year, Robert William Stewart, and library staff were prompted to look deeper into Metro’s…
— Page content written by Danny Seplow Los Angeles County and Southern California have a long history of monorail proposals that have failed to materialize. The proposals varied from mass transit systems to smaller dedicated lines, such as a downtown…
As the news coverage slows and attention is diverted elsewhere during the holidays, we are taking our winter break and will return after New Years. Wishing everyone a safe and joyful holiday season!
Los Angeles Transportation Headlines are taking a break next week! We will return Monday, October 25.
As 2020 finally comes to a close, we are taking a break from the daily Los Angeles Transportation Headlines, beginning tomorrow. Headlines will return Monday, January 4th. We wish everyone a safe and happy new year!
In an ongoing effort to inform our Metro family and researchers far and wide, we are collecting, preserving, and providing access to a number of disparate resources regarding transportation and the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Metro Primary Resources page serves…
To Our Metro Family, This is an unusual time for us, many of whom are either working from home or are not able to visit us in person for research and other information. You may not know that the Metro…
Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the submission to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley the final report of The Los Angeles 2000 Committee, LA 2000: A City for the Future. A compelling read in its entirety, the report is a…
