Of the three Westside Subway Extension polls that we have done thus far, I think this is perhaps the most compelling. The Westwood area has offices, a major campus and a lot of residents nearby and is located near several major transit corridors. And that means finding the right location [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Priscilla Jimenez Position: Graphic Design How often do you take transit? Five days a week. If so, what lines/routes? The Silver Line. Are you car-free? If so, why? If [continue reading]
Photo by Keith Goldstein, via Flickr This is the 25th photo we’ve featured in our “art of transit” series and the first from the New York subway system. Keith Goldstein got this nice shot at the 14th Avenue station on the 7th Avenue line — and he did it using [continue reading]
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe took over the chairmanship of the Metro Board of Directors earlier this month. As part of his job as county supervisor, Knabe is holding an online town hall meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 6:30 p.m. It’s a good chance for transit-inclined readers to [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Dave Sotero Position: Public Relations How often do you take transit? Five days per week If so, what lines/routes? Antelope Valley Line [Metrolink], Metro Rapid 734. I also regularly [continue reading]
We had big responses to our first two polls on subway station locations and I’d like to see that repeated with our latest poll — especially because Westwood should be one of the most heavily used stations on the Westside Subway Extension. Here’s a link to yesterday’s post that included [continue reading]
Photo by Jonathan C., via Flickr The only thing this photo from Toronto needs is a bus to go along with the streetcar, minivan and cyclist — all neatly captured in one frame earlier this month by Jonathan C. In an email to Metro about the image, Jonathan wrote: Just [continue reading]
Inspired by feedback from my post earlier this month on how to go car-free in L.A. I’ve taken it upon myself to find Metro employees who take transit regularly and find out why they do it and how it plays into the job they do for the agency. The goal [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the librarys blog. A step beyond NextBus (4-ID blog) One firm is looking at signs that tell passengers much more than when the next train is arriving. [continue reading]
This is the third in our series of polls on issues facing the Westside Subway Extension. It’s The Source’s way of unscientifically gauging the public’s general opinions about some of the big issues facing the subway project, which is in its planning stages. The first poll asked readers if they [continue reading]
