Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. A new Expo Line video (Curbed LA) The video was produced by Gökhan Esirgen of The Transit Coalition and is a nice [continue reading]
photo by (c) Tatsuo Fukutomi, via Flickr A quiet subway stop near the National Stadium in Tokyo on a recent October evening. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to sourcemetro@gmail.com. The photos we’ve featured can be seen in [continue reading]
Blue Line Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes. Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:16pm, 8:46pm and every 30 minutes through 10:46pm, then 11:21pm. Trains from Transit Mall to Wardlow leave at 11:43pm, 12:13am, 12:43am, 1:18am, 1:25am and 1:43am. Southbound trains leave 7th St./Metro [continue reading]
With these words, U.S.D.O.T Under-Secretary Roy Kienitz made it official on Wednesday morning: “On behalf of President Obama, I’m here to present you with a loan of $546 million.” As many of you already know, Senator Barbara Boxer announced last Friday that the federal loan would help speed the building [continue reading]
It was one year today that we launched The Source on the Metro website, hoping to better explain government to the people who pay for it: you. Here’s my first post, explaining what we were shooting for on The Source. And here’s Fred’s first post, explaing his ambitions to cover [continue reading]
I know there was thunder and lightning south of the San Gabriel Mountains last evening. But it was nothing compared to the lightning display in the Mojave Desert along U.S. 395 and California 14 last night — a show I got to see while returning from a long weekend in [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Among the headlines: Crenshaw/LAX Workshops, Rail-Volution Updates, Is Removing Traffic Lights Beneficial?, Broader Impacts Of Transportation, End Of Parking Meters & More. [continue reading]
Blue Line Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes. Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:16pm, 8:46pm and every 30 minutes through 10:46pm, then 11:21pm. Trains from Transit Mall to Wardlow leave at 11:43pm, 12:13am, 12:43am, 1:18am, 1:25am and 1:43am. Southbound trains leave 7th St./Metro [continue reading]
photo by Roger Lim, via his Flickr photostream Roger took this beautiful photo last month in Singapore. Peruse through Roger’s photostream at the link above — there are a lot of great photos of street scenes in Singapore. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to [continue reading]
And while on the subject of transit safety (see previous post), I wanted to point your attention to Metro’s transit safety page. The page is new, nicely organized and there’s a small mountain of educational material targeted for children of all ages, as well as adults. Metro has already received [continue reading]
