Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. 1922 Los Angeles: Unprecedented Growth, Congestion And A Plan For Relief (Primary Resources) The Metro Library unearthed a fascinating 1922 thesis on Los Angeles transportation [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. Here’s what people have [continue reading]
This photo that was recently added to the Metro Flickr group and I think it perfectly captures the Hollywood vibe. It also makes me wonder why more celebrities – who typically love to get behind a good cause once they’ve made it – don’t throw some support to L.A.’s transit [continue reading]
Those of you who read our daily Transportation Headlines are well aware of Streetsblog L.A.’s excellent coverage of the mobility issues facing our region – in fact the site was number one on our list of “10 essential Los Angeles transportation blogs.” At the time of that posting there were [continue reading]
Independence Day Weekend has arrived – stay safe, save money and have fun by going Metro to all the festivities. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Ride report: Metro Rapid Line 733 (MetroRiderLA) Over at my old blogging grounds, MetroRiderLA, Wad takes a ride on the brand spanking new Rapid 733 [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. Here’s the chatter on [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. One Seat Ride to the Beach or to LAX? (The Pink Line) Dan Wentzel’s blog The Pink Line looks at the reality of the MOS-4 [continue reading]
Local transit blog PlusMetro caught up with sheriffs patrolling the 7th Street Metro Center Station equipped with new Nokia cellphones that validate TAP cards – the same technology we mentioned in our TAP post last month. Blogger Jung Gatoona witnessed a number of people receive citations as inspectors quickly checked [continue reading]
