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. Bussing it to the airport: the life and death(?) of Line #439 (More Than Red Cars) This post offers a detailed history [continue reading]
photo by Chris Jongkind, via his Flickr photostream In keeping with some of our recent posts, go ahead and take a stab at the city where this photo was taken. The answer is after the jump. And be sure to click on the above link to Chris’ photostream, which features [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. LaHood defends high-speed rail investments (Welcome to the Fast Lane blog) U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood takes exception with last week’s [continue reading]
Transportation officials in Los Angeles hosted a tour of rail operations for visiting Japan Transport Vice Minister Masafumi Shukuri and a 17-member delegation on Friday, Jan. 14. The vice minister and his delegation were on their way to lead a seminar on Japan’s high-speed rail system. Japan’s 46 years of [continue reading]
The proportion of commuters who use mass transit to get to work varies wildly across the Los Angeles Metropolitan Statistical Area (which encompasses Los Angeles and Orange Counties). Source: 2000 U.S. Census. Last week, The Source mentioned an Australian study that concluded that perhaps the connection between higher density and [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. 16,000 potholes filled during intensive weekend ‘0peration’ (LAist) The headline says it all. The city had planned to fill anywhere from 10,000 [continue reading]
Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Chairman Don Knabe brought the “State of Transportation” Wednesday to a group of civic leaders from the Gateway Cities and South Bay regions of Los Angeles County at the Cerritos Library. The confab took transportation on the road, detailing highway, rail and other transportation projects [continue reading]
Alex Smith is just a regular guy who happens to spend his days in a top-secret mountain laboratory (okay, it’s NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena), proclaims himself a “supergeek” and spends his nights feeding his inner nerd. He’s also a regular Metro rider who fills his commute – a [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. Congestion pricing drops Bay Bridge commuting times (Mercury News) The waiting time for westbound morning commuters on the Bay Bridge has dropped [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. California Budget: On Balance, Not Bad for Transportation (Transportation Nation) Governor Jerry Brown’s budget plan proposes major cuts to services across the [continue reading]
