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Marc Littman

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Labor Groups Want MTA To Buy American On $900 Million Rail Car Contract

    Update: MTA Board defies labor and votes to award the contract to Kinkisharyo. More below.The state's most powerful labor leaders are urging the MTA not to award a $890 million rail-car contract to a Japanese company, arguing that the money should instead be pumped into the U.S. economy.Labor leader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2012

    Expo Line Opens Today; MTA Worked Out The Glitches Until The Last Minute

    After years of delay, the Expo Line is finally opening today. But within the last few days, there was still some question about whether the line would open on time.MTA engineers have been working over the last several weeks to correct a persistent signaling problem, which can cause trains to stop au ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Small Victory for L.A. Bus Riders: Metropolitan Transit Authority to Be Probed by Feds

    One pothole closer to a better bus system​The Bus Riders Union hasn't been able to file a civil-rights lawsuit against the Los Angeles MTA since 2001 -- when the Supreme Court decided private orgs shouldn't be able to sue public agencies using the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The group actually ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    MTA: Expo Line To Open On Nov. 15

    ​After years of delays and cost overruns, the Expo Line is finally scheduled to open on Nov. 15, according to an MTA budget document. (H/T Streetsblog.)When it opens, L.A.'s newest light-rail line will be the first rail link to the Westside since the Pacific Electric shut down 50 years ago.Expo of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Bus Drivers Authorize Strike Against L.A. MTA

    ​The union representing Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus drivers voted to authorize a strike against the agency Wednesday night, according to The Bus Bench. The authorization gives the union an additional tool in negotiations with Metro; it doesn't mean the drivers will ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    MTA Looks At $1.50 Fares, Laying Off One Of Every Five Non-Contract Workers

    MTA​The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is pondering deep cuts, including laying off 20 percent of its non-contact workforce, as it faces a $250 million budget deficit, according to La Opinion. Higher fares and fewer bus routes are also on the table. The paper reports that the heads of ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2005

    The Subway Mayor

    How a bus-only politician — and a car-obsessed city — are learning to love the underground

  • News

    September 24, 1998

    Clean Air Takes Back Seat

    How a bus-only politician — and a car-obsessed city — are learning to love the underground

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