Some bloggers and media are reporting that only a small fraction of Metro employees ride public transit to work. This claim is taken out of context and overlooks the fact that about 90 percent of Metro employees spend their days or nights either driving buses and trains that transport hundreds [continue reading]
Our first three polls on the Westside Subway Extension looked at potential station locations. We took a break last week to discuss the issue of whether parking was needed at stations. About 87% of readers said they would be regular riders even without free or cheap parking at stations For [continue reading]
Former L.A. Weekly writer Harold Meyerson has an op-ed supporting the 30/10 Initiative in this morning’s L.A. Times. Meyerson, long known as an advocate for labor, had a similar piece earlier this year in the Washington Post, where he is now a columnist. Attentive readers already know that the 30/10 [continue reading]
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]
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]
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]
Carter Rubin, a regular Source reader, recently emailed us a good question: I’ve been seeing all these nice areal structures going up for the Expo Line and thinking about how great it’s going to be to have Expo come out to me in Culver City. But I’m concerned that as [continue reading]
Voting is still open in our latest unscientific poll on issues along the Westside Subway Extension. Here’s more background on the issue. After six days of voting, the results so far are at right. The Wilshire & Westwood location has received a slim majority of votes, meaning almost half of [continue reading]
