It’s a holiday for many readers today, so we’ll offer a few links for some light reading… Here’s the video for “Uberlin,” a new song from R.E.M. The video overlays lyrics on a transit map. New BART station brings infill to the Bay Area (Transport Politic) BART trains in the [continue reading]
Before we all take off for the long weekend, I thought I’d pass along an interesting article from Time Magazine titled The Stimulus Turns Two: How Obama Quietly Changed Washington. Author Michael Grunwald examines how competitive grants in the Federal Stimulus have reformed the way important investments are made. Here [continue reading]
Last week Metro CEO Art Leahy announced that the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Representative John Mica (R-FL), will be holding a field hearing this month in Los Angeles County to discuss our [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: Florida’s HSR loss could be our gain (Transportation Nation) Florida’s decision to reject $2.4 billion for high speed rail has Transportation [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. Moving Beyond the Automobile: Transit Oriented Development (L.A. Streetsblog) In the first of a series of films about “moving beyond the automobile,” [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. Metro Continues to Expand TAP Program. Complaints Still Common (Streetsblog LA) Inspired by continuing complaints and news coverage about Metro’s smart card [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. Cyclists shouldn’t ‘share the road,’ they should have their own (Grist) A study of bicycle infrastructure in Montreal found that cyclists are [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Red/Purple Lines During the effective dates above only: due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, trains will operate on a different schedule (times are approximate [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. Public transportation key to transforming communities (U.S. News & World Report) In an interview, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker talks about [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. It’s Friday and it’s sunny, so we’ll go a little lighter on the brain cells today… Urban sprawl versus nature’s crawl (NPR) [continue reading]
