How We Roll, driving takes off and transit ridership declines
Reminder: The 626 Golden Streets event is on tab for this Sunday and it sounds great. How often can you ride your bike sans traffic for 17 miles from South [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 24: P3s, self-driving promises and the Cubs are no untouchables
Things to read whilst transiting: I love this. The Chicago Cubs have had to yank an offer that would have allowed Chicago aldermen — their equivalent to a City Council — to purchase World Series tickets at face value. Why anyone thought that passed the ethical smell test is beyond [continue reading]
How We Roll, Friday, August 7
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Transportation headlines, Thursday, April 23
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. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: L.A.’s not as shallow and square as it’s made out to be, Spring Street to Century Boulevard. The 710 and Measure [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, March 12
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! Today’s Zocalo Public Square profile [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, weekend edition
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! Check out the past week’s Metro rider profiles by Zocalo Public Square as part of their ongoing #mylacommute series. New York’s shadow transit (New Yorker) Really interesting online [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, January 13
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! Today’s Metro rider profile at Zocalo Public Square: Lake Avenue to Vine Street Light rail enters the West’s most sprawling metropolis (High Country News) An [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, August 8
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! Eyes on the street: faulty ped detour for Expo Phase 2 construction (Streetsblog LA) As the photos show, a pedestrian detour sign instructs walkers to cross busy [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, June 24
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! Garcetti taps San Francisco official as transportation head (L.A. Times) Seleta Reynolds worked on cycling and pedestrian issues in San Francisco and will take over [continue reading]
Board of Directors motion asks Metro to make renewed effort on public-private parnterships to fund transpo projects
Interesting motion above that was approved today by the Metro Board. My read on the motion: it’s three members of the Metro Board — Eric Garcetti, Michael D. Antonovich and Diane DuBois — asking Metro to step up its game when it comes to developing public-private partnerships to help fund [continue reading]