Dept. of What I’d Like to Write: After three days of hanging out at the J.W. Marriott at the annual meeting of the American Public Transportation Assn., I’m back in my cage/cubicle. I wish I could remember more of the past three days, but those APTA guys — man do [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! Metro bus driver quarantined after passenger yells ‘I have Ebola’ (L.A. Times) Non-hysterical and straight-up coverage of yesterday’s very unusual incident in which a bus [continue reading]
One topic that is frequently raised at Metro Board meetings: technology, the rider experience and which tech tools Metro should be pursuing. And, as regular readers of The Source know, this is a topic discussed and debated (and debated some more!) on our comment board. In that spirit, Metro is convening [continue reading]
A few weeks ago we asked for your input on our list of proposed bikeshare stations and suggestions on locations that might make a great bikeshare spot. Thanks to everyone’s valuable feedback, we now have a growing total of 515 suggested locations and over 3,000 interactions within the suggested locations [continue reading]
Metro is leading a regional effort to develop a user-friendly bikeshare system to increase transportation choices for people traveling to and from transit stations and making short trips. The program will provide a fleet of bicycles that can be borrowed from strategically placed bikeshare stations. Metro is currently studying station [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! Metro opens command center for Century Crunch (KPCC) The $1.2-million command center — which resembles a big RV painted black — will be parked near [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! Man dies after stabbing attack on Metro Red Line subway (L.A. Times) Tragic news; the male victim died of his injuries Monday night. The attack [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! ART OF TRANSIT: The old streetcar depot on the VA campus in West Los Angeles. It was built in 1900 [continue reading]
Car-free and car-lite in L.A.: Where to live (The Source) If you missed it yesterday, he’s a good post about neighborhoods that are particularly transit-friendly and livable in our region. Of course, not all our commenters agree (do they every?) and the fun part of this list is that we’ll [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. Out for a spin: New York City’s bike sharing program begins (New York Times) [continue reading]
