UPDATED 9/01/10 On September 1st Metro’s Freeway Service Patrol (MFSP) Big Rig Truck program will move from a pilot program into a full-fledged operation on the 710 Freeway and new service will be introduced to the 91 Freeway. Here’s a few facts about the MFSP Big Rig program: The pilot [continue reading]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [continue reading]
It’s the last weekend of August, so make the most of it by going Metro to some of these great events. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but [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. Bus Rider’s Union Launches Attack on 30/10 in Effort to Fight Fare Hikes (Streetsblog LA) Streetsblog LA is officially back, and one [continue reading]
It’s been a while (June 2009 in fact) since Metro broke ground on the Metro Orange Line Extension, the first official major project to leave the starting gate following voter-approval of Measure R in 2008. It’s now time to provide a progress report on construction, and from all indications, construction [continue reading]
We’ve already received a tremendous response to our ‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ surveys so we’re going to go ahead and start posting the results. ‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer co-hosted a ’roundtable’ discussion on the 30/10 Initiative this afternoon at City Hall in downtown L.A. The point: talk about progress on the effort to secure federal loans and financing to build 12 Measure R transit projects in the next [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Andres F. Di Zitti Position: Administrative Intern for the San Fernando Vally/North County Area Planning Team How often do you take transit? Five to six times a week. What [continue reading]
A 30/10 rally is planned on the south lawn of Los Angeles City Hall tomorrow at noon. The theme? “Put LA back to work.” Organized by Move LA the rally will host Senator Barbara Boxer, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Move LA’s Denny Zane, Letter Carrier President Fredric Rolando, the Los [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Steve Jaffe Position: Finance Manager, Office of Management and Budget How often do you take transit? Five days a week to and from work. What lines/routes? Most days I [continue reading]
