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. The bike sharing program is great, but… (Denver Post) The Denver area’s new bike sharing program has so far been a success and it’s common [continue reading]
I posted a poll recently asking readers their opinion of whether the 30/10 Initiative would pass muster with Congress. Seemed like a reasonable enough question. The 30/10 plan proposes to build 12 transit projects funded by the Measure R sales tax increase in the next decade by securing federal loans [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. Here’s the chatter on [continue reading]
Metro Rapid Line 733 along Venice Boulevard, between downtown L.A. and Santa Monica, debuted Sunday as a way to get to the beach faster. Or to work faster, if you must. Who knew come Tuesday, Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl — who represents Venice and other Westside communities — [continue reading]
The Crenshaw Line light rail project is holding a workshop Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at the Lula Washington Dance Theatre to discuss streetscape improvements on the segment between Exposition Boulevard and 39th Street. Details are after the jump.
I posted yesterday that we’d like to feature more photos of mass transit in action, both from the local area and around the world. It makes The Source more visual and, besides, it beats watching the value of your retirement funds tumble thanks to the stock market. The above photo [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. One Seat Ride to the Beach or to LAX? (The Pink Line) Dan Wentzel’s blog The Pink Line looks at the reality of the MOS-4 [continue reading]
Local transit blog PlusMetro caught up with sheriffs patrolling the 7th Street Metro Center Station equipped with new Nokia cellphones that validate TAP cards – the same technology we mentioned in our TAP post last month. Blogger Jung Gatoona witnessed a number of people receive citations as inspectors quickly checked [continue reading]
Some big transit funding news out of Denver on Friday: the RTD, the metro Denver area’s transit agency, approved of a public-private partnership to help build three rail lines, including a connection between Denver and the distant Denver International Airport. The deal works like this: the consortium of private firms [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
