First, a few words of caution: this is something that is very much in the development stage. But it appears that Metro is going to move ahead and seriously begin exploring a way to provide cell phone service to subway passengers now that some security concerns have been addressed. Other [continue reading]
It’s raining outside, I’ve got a full pot of coffee and transportation headlines to keep me warm and cozy…. The L.A. Times has a good story about the Golden Gate Bridge. Popular as it may be, the bridge has chronic budget issues and officials are considering offering behind-the-scenes tours to [continue reading]
If driving anywhere on Thursday night gives you a case of the willies — and it probably should, quite frankly — please remember that rides on Metro buses and trains are free from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. that evening. I’ll issue another reminder the next couple of days. Plan [continue reading]
Metro is promoting Gold Line service to Pasadena for the Tournament of Roses, the Rose Bowl game on New Year’s Day and the BCS title game on Jan. 7. More frequent service is being added for all three events. Four Gold Line stations are a short walk to the parade [continue reading]
As you likely know, Metro and Caltrans are working on a project to build a northbound carpool lane on the 405 freeway between the Santa Monica Freeway and the Ventura Freeway. That’s the good news. The bad news: construction impacts will increase big-time starting Jan. 12, according to the press [continue reading]
We’ll have light posting at The Source this week due to the holidays, but we’re always eager to browse transportation headlines compiled by the ‘what holiday?’ team at the Metro library. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is also a member of the Metro Board of Directors, is transferring a [continue reading]
A man in his mid-60s was struck and killed by a Blue Line light rail train on Sunday morning, according to Metro officials and the L.A. Times. The accident happened about 10 a.m. as the southbound train approached the Vernon station in South Los Angeles. Metro officials said that the [continue reading]
I just posted yesterday about efforts to recover transit funds previously raided by the State Legislature — and an accompanying ballot initiative in the works to prevent more raids in the future. Well, it appears the future is now. Here’s the L.A. Times’ story on the latest proposal to balance [continue reading]
A warning to Mr. Claus: If you are in the area tonight and plan on using your TAP card, it probably won’t work too well if it’s been scissored, put in a blender or microwaved. It will, however, survive an electric charge and puncture marks. This is according to an [continue reading]
As you may have heard, the Legislature in the past few years has diverted hundreds of millions of dollars that were supposed to go to mass transit to other uses — namely balancing the state budget. On behalf of local transit agencies — many of whom had to cut service [continue reading]
