•Metro has apologized after a contractor painted over extensive graffiti that had vandalized and concealed a mural from the 1984 Olympics along the 110 freeway in DTLA, according to LAist. The [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Are people really going to take the train to LAX? (LA Weekly) Reporter Gene Maddeus takes a skeptical look at ongoing studies to connect Los [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. Ride to ballgame on vintage train transports fans to another era The New York subway trains above enjoyed their heyday from the 1920s [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. New York aims to install interactive touch-screen tablets in subway stations New York’s MTA is working to add ‘On the Go!’ interactive tablets [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. The 305 bus: to be or not to be? (L.A. Times) Passengers complain at [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. Age of U.S. Cars Hits Record High 10.8 Years (Marketplace — American Public Media) In either a sign of the times or [continue reading]
I’m a big fan of architectural renderings when it comes to any kind of civic infrastructure. While the drawings aren’t always moored to accuracy, they’re a nice way to get people thinking and/or excited about projects that can take many years to build. One of the things I do think [continue reading]
Photo by Jimi Glide, via Flickr There’s a nice backstory to this photo of a man at an Atlanta bus stop — go to the link at Flickr above and give it a read. If you would like to a submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them [continue reading]
The first episode of American Makeover, a six episode series of short videos about sprawl in America, launched on YouTube today and its subject is Atlanta – a massive city that may have taken L.A.’s crown as car culture king. The metropolitan area of Sprawlanta, as the video mockingly calls [continue reading]
