One of our New Year’s Resolutions for the Source is to publish reader email on a more frequent basis — ideally we would like to get enough interesting comments to publish them once each week. Send comments to thesource@metro.net. Here is this week’s edition: Riders and transit advocates have been [continue reading]
Most savvy web users know Yelp as the place to go for local restaurant reviews from regular folks. In fact, this past November The Source used Yelp to compile a list of popular restaurants along the Gold Line Eastside extension and it worked out pretty well. What many might not [continue reading]
If you loathe driving on New Year’s Eve, all Metro buses and trains are offering free fares from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. tonight and early tomorrow morning. Here’s a link to the press release. All Metro rail lines and the Orange Line busway are running all night for the [continue reading]
It’s raining outside, I’ve got a full pot of coffee and transportation headlines to keep me warm and cozy…. The L.A. Times has a good story about the Golden Gate Bridge. Popular as it may be, the bridge has chronic budget issues and officials are considering offering behind-the-scenes tours to [continue reading]
The first decade of the 2000’s has been ripe with accomplishments for Metro and transportation improvements in Los Angeles County. What follows is a list of 30 notable achievements and moments in the past decade. Some may be more important to you than others, but most hopefully show a measure [continue reading]
If driving anywhere on Thursday night gives you a case of the willies — and it probably should, quite frankly — please remember that rides on Metro buses and trains are free from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. that evening. I’ll issue another reminder the next couple of days. Plan [continue reading]
Metro is promoting Gold Line service to Pasadena for the Tournament of Roses, the Rose Bowl game on New Year’s Day and the BCS title game on Jan. 7. More frequent service is being added for all three events. Four Gold Line stations are a short walk to the parade [continue reading]
As you likely know, Metro and Caltrans are working on a project to build a northbound carpool lane on the 405 freeway between the Santa Monica Freeway and the Ventura Freeway. That’s the good news. The bad news: construction impacts will increase big-time starting Jan. 12, according to the press [continue reading]
We’ll have light posting at The Source this week due to the holidays, but we’re always eager to browse transportation headlines compiled by the ‘what holiday?’ team at the Metro library. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is also a member of the Metro Board of Directors, is transferring a [continue reading]
Let’s start the holiday week in Sin City — where else? — with a fun story by Metropolis Magazine taking a critical look at the monorail that is supposed to serve the Las Vegas Strip but is mostly out-of-view and slow. The author’s conclusion: if you’re trying to get around [continue reading]
