Rodeo Road was renamed Obama Boulevard this past Saturday in honor of our 44th president. A limited number of TAP cards were created to commemorate the event, and they will [continue reading]
Artist Kehinde Wiley, a Metro Art Young Artists program alum was recently commissioned by The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery to create the official portrait of former President Barack Obama. Click [continue reading]
President Barack Obama announced an initiative this week to make solar power more accessible to American households. Metro was one of the agencies mentioned for its work on the renewable energy front: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) commits to develop an innovative community solar program for all [continue reading]
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) Art of Transit 2: Neither stadium would be walking distance from @metrolosangeles or @metrolink. Close [continue reading]
The above graphic is certainly worth a look. It shows the amount of federal New Starts money received by Metro on an annual basis since 1993. New Starts is a federal program that helps local transit agencies pay for big, expensive projects and most of the money shown above went [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. There’s a terrific gallery of photos of the Space Shuttle [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. Gearing up for a big vote on downtown Streetcar project [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. Measure J examined (The Transport Politic) Yonah Freemark takes a [continue reading]
I decided to flee town for a week of vacation because I didn’t believe much would be happening in early July, especially with Independence Day falling on a Wednesday. And — surprise!! — I was only 110 percent wrong. Whoopsydoodle. I knew in advance I would miss the Orange Line [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. Boxer says no path forward for Senate transportation bill (The Hill) Sen. Barbara Boxer [continue reading]
