This week crews installed ten 88-foot long, 100,000 pound steel reinforced concrete girders on top of the Colorado Blvd bridge in Arcadia. Crews are now working to rebuild the street, curbs and gutters under the bridge, in anticipation of the street re-opening to traffic on Monday, May 20.
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Metro Board approves station names for Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa
Posted by GoldLine
At their meeting on Thursday of this week, the Metro board approved the following names for the future Foothill Extension stations:
- Arcadia
- Monrovia
- Duarte/City of Hope
- Irwindale
- Azusa Downtown
- APU/Citrus College
Here is what just some people are saying to “The Source” in response to the name approval:
“L A McRae on April 25, 2013 at 1:06 PM said: I’m SO excited about the Gold line extension to Arcadia! The station is within 5 mins walking distance from my home & there are stations within 5 mins walking distance of both of my jobs! My poor 10 year old car will get to rest at least a few days a week!”
El Peatón on April 25, 2013 at 3:39 PM said: “No Azusa Downtown/Ridley-Thomas or Duarte/City of Hope/Tom Bradley station? I’m very surprised. Thank you Metro for keeping things simple.”
Just a person on April 25, 2013 at 1:39 PM said: “Some nice simple and logic names!!!!!!!”
Let us know what you think? Send us a comment.
Construction Update and Picture of the Week
Posted by GoldLineConstruction of the 24-acre Gold Line Operations Campus is moving along rapidly. As shown in this aerial photo, underground utilities are being installed throughout the campus and foundation work completed on the on-site buildings.
REMINDER: A three-month closure of Azusa Avenue at the railroad crossing in Azusa begins next Monday, April 29, 2013. Click here for details.
Construction Update and Picture of the Week
Posted by GoldLineLast weekend, FTC crews successfully shifted about 2,000 feet of freight track and cut-over from Pasadena Ave. to San Gabriel Ave. in Azusa. The work – which had to be completed in one weekend – included track demolition, shifting and tie-in, surfacing, signal re-installation and track inspection. Trains began running again on Monday, as shown here.
Construction Authority Unveils New Interactive Construction Activity Maps
Posted by GoldLineThe Construction Authority has upgraded our website to provide more detailed information about on-going construction activities and how they might impact you. As part of the upgrade, we have introduced new interactive construction activity maps that can be viewed corridor-wide or by individual corridor city. Take a look and let us know what you think!
Click on the updated www.foothillextension.org landing page (image above), or go to your city page on the website to view the construction activity map in your area.
More people taking public transportation, L.A.’s Metro system leading the way – LA Daily News
Posted by GoldLineThis article originally appeared in the LA Daily News website on 3/11/2013.
More people taking public transportation, L.A.’s Metro system leading the way
By Christina Villacorte, Staff Writer
Record numbers of Americans ditched their own cars and took public transportation in 2012, resulting in the nation’s second highest annual ridership since 1957.
The American Public Transportation Association said Monday some of the largest increases occurred in Los Angeles, where the popular Expo Line opened last April.
Los Angeles’ light rail system saw an 18.5 percent spike in ridership, according to APTA. Most of that was attributed to the Expo Line, which stretches from downtown LA to Culver City.
The heavy rail system, meanwhile, saw a 3.7 percent increase in ridership.
Marc Littman, spokesman for the LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said more people are taking public transportation because they can.
“Rail ridership keeps going up exponentially because it’s easier, more convenient,” he said.
And thanks to a half-percent sales tax for transportation projects that voters approved in 2008, Metro is continuing to expand its rail service.
“In several years, we’re going to have five rail lines under construction,” Littman said, including the extension of the Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica and the Gold Line from Pasadena to Azusa.
APTA President and CEO Michael Melaniphy said Monday that Americans took 10.5 billion trips on public transportation “” the second highest annual ridership since 1957.
“Two big reasons for the increased national transit ridership are high, volatile gas prices and, in certain localities, a recovering economy with more people returning to work,” he said.
Melaniphy said ridership spiked even though Hurricane Sandy temporarily knocked out public transit systems from Washington D.C. to Boston.
He said people’s attitudes toward public transportation are changing, pointing out that 49 out of 62 transit-oriented state and local ballot initiatives passed last year.
“There is a sea change going on in the way that people look at transportation,” Melaniphy said. “This is an important time for the public transportation industry as more and more Americans support and want it. ”
Littman said a growing number of Angelenos are turning to public transportation to avoid some of the high costs associated with driving one’s own car.
Many also use it to avoid traffic.
“We opened up the new express lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways, and public transportation can get on those express lanes for free,” Littman pointed out.
Littman said public transportation is also more attractive now, compared to before, because of all the retail development and other projects sprouting up along those corridors.
Moreover, he added, Metro has worked on increasing connectivity with Metrolink and municipal bus lines; created car pool, van pool and bike programs near its stations; and kept its fares among the lowest in the country.
“We work on different fronts and I think that all helps with our ridership program,” Littman said.
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