Art of Transport: How they build bridges in China. Just awesome pic.twitter.com/WFD6xlxX9d — The Invisible Man (@invisibleman_17) March 5, 2018 Art of Transit: Real time arrival predictions pic.twitter.com/qnGSPDdqBy — Scott [continue reading]
Things to read whilst transiting: I’m deep into “American Heiress” by Jeffrey Toobin on the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst in 1974 by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Source readers who are [continue reading]
Dept. of Academy Awards Red Line to the Red Carpet! Going to the Oscars with @haydenbegley by subway. @metrolosangeles @TheAcademy pic.twitter.com/EQxaGb0cku — Ed Begley, Jr. (@edbegleyjr) March 4, 2018 Dept. of Sportsing: Impressive. LAFC won its first-ever Major League Soccer match, knocking off the defending Western Conference champs, the Seattle [continue reading]
Art of Transit Literally: Watch @metro.art.la staff "puzzle" together artwork by @shiniquesmith. You'll be able to see the finished piece at future Crenshaw/LAX Line Martin Luther King Jr Station! A post shared by Metro (@metrolosangeles) on Mar 2, 2018 at 8:46am PST Art of Transport 2 / Dept. of [continue reading]
We posted last month about new northern route options that will be studied for the West Santa Ana Branch project, which will be a light rail line between Artesia and [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors meeting today is in the books. The big ticket item was approval of alternative 5C as the preferred alternative for the 710 Corridor Project along with the requirement that no widening of the freeway takes place without Board approval in the future. Here’s a separate [continue reading]
Dept. of Academy Awards detours: It’s the usual drill for this Sunday’s show, with the Red Line’s Hollywood/Highland Station closed all day and some bus detours. More here. My two favorite [continue reading]
Things to listen to whilst transiting: “Direct eye contract” by John McPhee about his attempts to see a bear in the wild in New Jersey. This is an audio version [continue reading]
The 90th Annual Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood this coming Sunday and Metro buses are beginning detour schedules as preparations are underway for the show. Metro Bus Lines [continue reading]
Metro will hold three public meetings in Palmdale, Lancaster and Santa Clarita on Wednesday, Feb. 28 to discuss unmet public transit needs. The hearings will help to determine how TDA Article 8 funds should be allocated. Meeting times and locations are as follows: Lancaster Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. [continue reading]
