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. Riders Rave About DASH Service, Survey Says (blogdowntown) On the eve of a fare increase (to 50 cents) LADOT released results of [continue reading]
Los Angeles’ transit history often reveals something brand new: a map we never knew existed, an angle to a story that helps us connect the dots, or new information from the past that informs planning our future. A closer look at competing transportation studies in 1948 turned up this hidden [continue reading]
Metro staff on Monday issued two interesting studies that attempt for the first time to quantify how many people are using bikes to access the Orange Line busway and Metro Rail. The studies also try to estimate the amount of greenhouse gases not being emitted because of people using bikes [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Red Line Due to track maintenance work after 8:30pm, trains from North Hollywood will depart up to 5 minutes later than regular schedule. Inbound [continue reading]
Wow. It’s a huge June weekend for Metro accessible events – this list goes on and on. But that’s a good thing! There’s tons of great discounts available for Metro riders this weekend as well, so make sure to flash your TAP card and Destination Discount events. Here’s a sample [continue reading]
As expected, the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday approved free fares on the Red and Purple Line subway and the Orange Line busway for July 16 and 17, the weekend that the 405 freeway will be closed over the Sepulveda Pass for the partial demolition of the Mulholland Bridge. [continue reading]
View Larger Map Public officials held a groundbreaking on Wednesday morning for a project to improve the Carmenita/I-5 interchange. As the Google satellite view above shows, the bridge is two lanes wide at present. A new bridge will widen it to 10 lanes, according to Caltrans, with a scheduled completion [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors meet on Thursday for a meeting that should be fairly subdued compared to some of their recent monthly get-togethers. The item likely to be of interest to most people: The Board must formally approve free subway and Orange Line busway service on the weekend of [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. And when it comes [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. USC Students and Faculty Will Benefit from Expo Line (BrighamYen.com) On a recent visit to Union Station’s Patsaouras Plaza to catch the [continue reading]
