Yosemite National Park is 300-plus miles from Metro’s jurisdiction, but I’m guessing many of you are hitting the road this weekend, so here’s an update on the infamous Tioga Road that spans the northern part of Yosemite and is a good access route from the Eastern Sierra. The update: As [continue reading]
If you’re looking for a fun Friday time-waster, the New York Times has a cool feature on their website that allows you to compare the current New York subway map (at right) to both the future map that will debut next month and maps of the past. Yes, that’s just [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. Metrolink’s New CEO Wants to Make Commuter Rail an Experience that will [continue reading]
It has not been a pretty day at Metro headquarters. The regular monthly meeting of the agency’s Board of Directors has been interrupted several times by noisy protests from the Bus Riders Union and it appears that two members were arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies shortly after 3 [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. New rail cars criticized in Chicago (Chicago Tribune) The new cars, from [continue reading]
UPDATE: The meeting resumed, but interruptions from the BRU continue, with members demanding a hearing on the fare increase, despite the fact no hearing had been publicly scheduled, nor has the Board of Directors indicated they were going to rescind the fare increase, originally approved The agency’s Board of Directors [continue reading]
The photographer Matt Logue last year published a series of photos called “Empty LA,” which portrayed what Los Angeles would look like without cars. Now Ross Ching has taken that one step further with the above video showing a variety of roads in the area sans motor vehicles. It’s well [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. Walking in L.A.: Trees as Sidewalk Vandals (GOOD) This segment of GOOD’s [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. When passengers spit, bus drivers take months off (New York Times) The [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Don’t forget you can also follow the Metro Library on Facebook and Twitter. Interstate 710: A chance to close an L.A. freeway gap (L.A. Times) [continue reading]
