Thanks to reader input, we’ve opened The Source to reader comments. From a tech point-of-view, it appears everything is working okay, but please email us if you’re having any trouble leaving a comment. I also went back and opened the comment board on a few recent posts, including posts on [continue reading]
photo by Greg Raisman, via Flickr Nope, that’s not our Hollywood. That’s the Hollywood part of Portland, Oregon, the city with some serious cycling credentials. The cyclist is in a “bike box,” which the city has installed in several locations to try to eliminate collisions between cyclists and vehicles that [continue reading]
As many of you already know, two teenagers who were apparently walking on railroad tracks were struck and killed by a Metrolink train early this morning in southern Orange County. Here’s the L.A. Times’ story. The tragic accident has caused service interruptions in Orange County. The best way to receive [continue reading]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [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. Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950 (Associated Press) Data released by the Transportation Department reveals that in 2009 automobile deaths [continue reading]
“The Heartbeat of LA” has been voted grand prize winner in the Transit Flicks Video Contest — click here to see all the finalists. Faye Kingslee, an actress who rides a skateboard to the Metro Red Line each day, shot and produced the 2-minute video that garnered the most votes [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. View Metro Daily Transit Forecast in a larger map Blue Line Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes. Northbound [continue reading]
photo by Chris Jongkind, via his Flickr photostream These two shots are of the Shinagawa rail station in Tokyo. I posted both to contrast the wide and more narrow points of view, as well as the views of the station by day and by night. Chris has a net set [continue reading]
Revised April 11, 2022 We want to hear what you have to say about transportation in Los Angeles County and we encourage a thoughtful, civil and entertaining discussion by readers on our comment board. It’s fine to disagree with our posts and other readers, but we will insist on civility. [continue reading]
The nonprofit group Calpirg held a small rally this morning at the Wilshire/Western subway and bus stop to support Metro’s 30/10 Initiative. Members of the group also produced a list of 320 local businesses that support 30/10. Attentive Source readers can say it in their sleep: the 30/10 plan seeks [continue reading]
