I may not be a morning person, but when I wake up at the crack of noon, I like to start my day off with a cup of coffee and transportation headlines just like anyone else. That’s why I woke up before noon to collect the hard work of the [continue reading]
As most of you know, the phrase “good news” is not often associated with the phrase “405 freeway.” But every so often, a ray of sunshine breaks through the gloom, tears and frustration. That was the case on Monday morning, when Caltrans opened the southbound carpool lane on the 405 [continue reading]
The eight new stations on Metro’s growing rail system will lead Angelenos to some fantastic options for munching. The internet is buzzing about the possibilities and even the Mayor has chimed in with his two cents about where to eat. Metro has put out a map of restaurants (PDF) along [continue reading]
Metro staff have selected a preferred alternative for the future Crenshaw Boulevard transit project: a light rail line that begins at the Expo Line, goes south along Crenshaw and then follows an existing rail right-of-way through Inglewood to connect with the Green Line near LAX. A map of the alignment [continue reading]
The eight new stations on Metro’s growing rail system will lead Angelenos to some fantastic options for munching. The internet is buzzing about the possibilities and even the Mayor has chimed in with his two cents about where to eat. Metro has put out a map of restaurants (PDF) along [continue reading]
It has not been a fun past few days for the tech folks in charge of Metro’s website. They were hoping to debut a revamped version of the website on Friday, but technical issues — server issues — quickly crippled the website and many people weren’t able to access the [continue reading]
Hey, it’s Monday. You can either start your week by actually working or by reading all the fascinating stories about transportation that the Metro library has found by scouring the entire Internet. Three stories, in particular, caught my eye. The Human Transit blog has a smart post about budget-inspired service [continue reading]
Gary Leonard photographs Los Angeles. You’ve seen his photos. Was it Gorbachev in front of Los Angeles City Hall? His book-length study in black and white of the construction of Disney Hall? (It was a book, actually.) Audrey Hepburn at the airport? The vacant doorstep (left vacant by The Doors) [continue reading]
Here’s the thing about technology: when it works, it’s great. But sometimes it doesn’t and life becomes one big “page load error.” As we posted yesterday, Metro was planning to have a new version of its website up and running Friday. But a serious server glitch has postponed those plans [continue reading]
It’s been in the works for months and Metro will launch its redesigned web site later today. Call it Metro.net 2.0 — the agency’s all-out effort to employ the latest online tools to help you, the taxpayer, track your transportation investments in L.A. County. To visit the new site, click [continue reading]
