We Want to Hear From You. Really! Whether you are a bus or rail passenger, frequent or occasional rider, veteran or newcomer, we value you as a customer. Your input matters and we want you to tell us when things go well, when they don’t, or your ideas about our [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a new weekly feature here at The Source where 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. Last Thursday was the [continue reading]
A Metro bus on the 92 line was hit by a pickup truck Monday evening in Echo Park about 9 p.m., according to Metro officials. Fourteen passengers were on the bus at the time of the accident and three were transported to the hospital with apparently minor injuries. A pickup [continue reading]
A study by DePaul University found that people are so in love with their wi-fi that they can be lured into taking the bus if they know that means they can surf the internet during said bus trip, so says the Chicago Sun Times. In case you missed the recent [continue reading]
A reprieve of sorts: the work set to begin this evening on the northbound 405 freeway has been postponed due to rain in the forecast, according to Metro officials. That means that the first full closure of the freeway is now scheduled for early Thursday morning between the 10 freeway [continue reading]
The California Transit Assn., which represents transit agencies in the state, put out a scathing press release this morning criticizing the budget proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week for potentially ending state funding of public transit. Here’s a link to the release. Elected officials from many cities in Los [continue reading]
In the face of a massive budget shortfall, LADOT is studying all of its transit services (which include DASH, Commuter Express, City Ride and Charter Bus) in order to decide which services to alter or cut all together. The agency admits that even with service reductions a fare increase is [continue reading]
The New York Times has a story that will delight auto-based gadget fiends and strike fear in the hearts of pedestrians everywhere. Car companies and technology giants are in the process of creating the ultimate Web 2.0 mash-up: internet on the dashboard. These “infotainment systems” will allow drivers to search [continue reading]
Ask almost anyone what the best part of living in Los Angeles is and you’re bound to hear one answer: The weather. It’s hard to deny when you consider that so far this month — in the dead of winter — day-time temps have struggled to dip below 70°. Now [continue reading]
At approx. 7:19 am, an automobile collided with a Blue Line train at the intersection of Washington and Olive in Los Angeles. No injuries are reported at this time. There were no gates at this intersection, as it is a street running portion of the line. Trains single-tracked between San [continue reading]
