Metro has announced a partnership with the San Francisco-based company Getaround to offer an affordable and hassle-free car sharing service at more than 25 busy Metro transit park-and-ride lots throughout [continue reading]
Art of Transit: From the Department of It’s Important: Dive into the weeds and learn about Metro’s potential 2016 ballot measure and long-range plan update. Work is well underway to [continue reading]
Here are the locations: Blue Line Willow Lot, 2750 American Ave., Long Beach 90806 Expo Line La Cienega/Jefferson, 5664 W Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles 90016 Gold Line Indiana Lot, 210 [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]
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. Traffic zips in toll lanes but slows in free lanes [continue reading]
Here’s the announcement from Metro: Zip Car, the Nation’s largest car sharing service, is now available at Los Angeles Union Station! There are currently 4 cars on site; 2 are located in Lot B at the front of the station and 2 are near the Mozaic Apartments. For a nominal [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. Google maps versus Apple maps (Gizmodo) A side-by-side comparison of Google maps as seen [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. Do-it-yourself parking bans in Malibu (L.A. Times) Phony ‘no parking’ signs are rife along coastal roads in the state’s tony beach communities, reports the [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. U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood awards $196 million to reduce train travel time by 30 minutes between Detroit and Chicago (USDOT) According to Amtrak.com [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. Villaraigosa lobbies Washington with jobs plan (L.A. Times) Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chairman Antonia Villaraigosa is in Washington trying to get Angelenos [continue reading]
