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. Metro considering expanding night service on Gold Line (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) No details [continue reading]
This video comes from the office of Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa. With Los Angeles the largest city in L.A. County, the video also features Los Angeles’ expanding bike lane program and some of the ongoing efforts by Metro to expand and go green. The Gold [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. A bus-only brouhaha (L.A. Times) A good editorial from the L.A. Times that sheds some light on the tough political battles public [continue reading]
Bicycle commuters looking for more security when parking their bikes in the underground parking structure of Union Station’s East portal will be glad to hear that this week Metro installed a security camera to deter bike theft. The live feed is monitored by Metro Transit Security, and the surveillance video [continue reading]
During “Bike Week L.A.” in May, Metro announced that it planned to remove peak hour restrictions for bikes on its rail lines. Metro’s news release reported “This summer Metro plans on lifting these restrictions on bike travel on Metro Rail once directional signs are installed to steer bikes to certain [continue reading]
Ara Najarian, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Metro and the mayor of Glendale, wrote the following on the bike parking situation at the new transit-oriented development being built just west of downtown Los Angeles: Last week’s groundbreaking of the Westlake/MacArthur Park joint development project was an important [continue reading]
BikeStation, originally funded for its first location in Long Beach in 1995 by Metro, has devised a new unattended but secure facility for storing bicycles, and will officially launch two new locations on the Metrolink San Bernardino Line on Feb. 24. Both locations will have 24-hour secure bike parking. Covina [continue reading]
The area’s bike community has long clamored for better parking facilities from the powers-that-be in city and county government. A recent post from L.A. StreetsBlog complained about the risks of parking bikes in Downtown L.A. — the problem being the bikes may be intentionally removed by property owners. Metro has [continue reading]
