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Transportation headlines, Tuesday, January 19

by Steve Hymon , January 19, 2010

It’s hard not to be a grumpy bear when it rains like this, so naturally I started my morning with a story from the San Diego Union-Tribune about the roll-out there of plastic, reusable fare cards that are tapped against machines that read them. Riders don’t seem to like them [continue reading]

Great Eastside dining on a budget — with Channel 7’s Alysha Del Valle

by Kim Upton , January 18, 2010

Hungry? You will be after watching Channel 7 KABC-TV reporter Alysha Del Valle’s two-part series on great budget dining on the Eastside, using the Gold Line as her chauffeur. The first part runs on Tuesday (Jan. 19) and the second a week later on Tuesday (Jan. 26) at about 6:40 a.m. [continue reading]

Metro.net named “LA’s Best Government Website” by LA Weekly

by Fred Camino , January 16, 2010

The votes have been counted and the results are in for LA Weekly’s first annual Los Angeles Web Awards – and Metro has walked away a winner. Thousands of LA Weekly readers nominated websites, blogs and Twitter feeds in 36 different categories specific to the Los Angeles web landscape. The [continue reading]

Go Metro Weekends, Jan. 15th – Jan. 17th

by Fred Camino , January 15, 2010

Go Metro Weekends is The Source’s weekly guide to having a great weekend in L.A. without a car. All events are easily accessible (within a half mile walk) by Metro bus and rail lines. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and [continue reading]

Chemical and biological weapon sniffing dog introduced

by Steve Hymon , January 15, 2010

A dog capable of sniffing out chemical and biological weapons that will be used in Los Angeles County was introduced at a press event this morning by officials from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and Metro. The dog, a 17-month-old black lab named Johnny Ringo, can detect anthrax, ricin and [continue reading]

No construction work on NB 405 this weekend

by Steve Hymon , January 15, 2010

Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, no construction activity or closures will take place on the I-405 Sepulveda Pass widening project Friday night through Monday night. Work is currently scheduled to resume Tuesday, Jan. 19 in the same area as last night’s work between the Santa Monica [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Friday, Jan. 15

by Fred Camino , January 15, 2010

Metro has long used clever advertising campaigns to communicate certain “rules of the rail” to customers. Now Metro St. Louis is trying something similar. According to a post on the agency’s blog (disclosure: they were blogging before us) St. Louis buses and trains now have bold signage telling riders a [continue reading]

From the archives: L.A. transit meets ‘The Book of Eli’

by Kim Upton , January 15, 2010

Move over “Avatar,” “The Road” and “The Book of Eli.” When it comes to contemplating the demise of civilization, L.A. transit is way ahead of you with a subway plan including stations that double as fallout shelters. L.A’s 1961 New Proposed Backbone Route Plan, which outlined elevated rail from El Monte to [continue reading]

Latest from Metrolink on Union Station track closures

by Steve Hymon , January 14, 2010

Metrolink posted this on their website at 2:15 this afternoon. If you’re headed over to Union Station, there could be short delays and it’s also wise to check which track your train is leaving from — a few trains were shifted earlier. Update as of 2:15 pm A test train [continue reading]

It’s time for more reader email!

by Steve Hymon , January 14, 2010

It’s time for another edition of reader email to The Source. If you would like to comment on a post or have something transit-related you need to get off your chest, please email us at thesource@metro.net Michael Setty took issue with the state budget proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that [continue reading]

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