As anyone who lives or works in the area has seen in recent months, the Expo Line between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City is making some serious progress — it’s starting to look like a real rail line. The recent state approval of a new station at Farmdale Avenue [continue reading]
Our poll about parking on the subway continues to be a lopsided affair, with about 88% of those who responded saying lack of parking won’t stop them from riding the Westside Subway Extension. More details on the issue here. The vote may not be close, but the comments have been [continue reading]
Photo by Gary Haigh, via email submission Gary shot this photo of the Shinkansen bullet train in Tokyo. I like the lines in the photo and how Gary captured the train’s sleekness. This train looks like something that just wants to go really, really fast. If you would like to [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. Feds offer 50% match for Portland light rail project (Portland TriMet news release) Why’s that important? In the past, the federal New [continue reading]
As of noon, the results are lopsided: 88% of those who voted said they would ride the Westside Extension even if parking is very limited. If you haven’t yet voted, please do so. And if you need more info, read yesterday’s post on the issue. Lauren Cole, of Brentwood, emailed [continue reading]
With construction work slated to begin later this year on the Foothill Extension Gold Line, I’ve been wanting to go out and snap a few photos of what’s there now. The Extension will run between the Gold Line’s current terminus in eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border. As with nearly [continue reading]
Photo by Robert Patterson, via Flickr This beautiful sepia-toned image is of the old bridge over the Santa Ana River used by the Pacific Electric line between San Bernardino and Redlands. I spotted it on Robert’s Flickr page, which includes this terrific set of rail photos. There’s also another nice [continue reading]
Here is 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. Candidate says Denver’s bike policies threaten freedom (Denver Post) I started to read this story and thought it was something lifted from the Onion. [continue reading]
The first three of our subway polls dealt with issues concerning specific stations; yes or no to a Crenshaw station, the location of the Century City station and where to put a station in Westwood. The fourth poll tackles a broader issue: parking, or rather the lack of it, at [continue reading]
Photo by Lindsay Wengler, via Flickr What’s not to like about this photo from the New York subway system. It’s a funny photo made even better by the capture of the tourist — and that has to be a tourist — taking of a photo of the dude in the [continue reading]
