ICYMI: paid parking is coming to North Hollywood and Universal City/Studio City stations beginning April 24. ICYMI 2: The latest on the joint development on 15 acres of land surrounding [continue reading]
Above is new and — I think — good approach to safety videos by Metro. These were inspired by the “Dumb Ways to Die” video produced by the Melbourne Metro in [continue reading]
Reminder: the next public meeting to learn more about the draft spending plan for Metro’s potential sales tax ballot measure is Monday at 6 p.m. at the Marvin Braude Constituent Center in Van Nuys. There are meetings across L.A. County this month — the full list is here (scroll down). [continue reading]
So….I did something I rarely do on Tuesday and drove to the Westside. I was taking photos of Expo Line train testing and wanted to shoot from a number of locations. [continue reading]
Art of Transit: Expo Line to Santa Monica should be ready to open in April or May (Curbed LA) Let’s go to the capitalized-underlined-boldface: METRO HAS NOT YET ANNOUNCED AN OPENING DATE. Anything else you hear is speculation as the project has yet to be handed over from the Expo Line [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. Art of Transit: https://instagram.com/p/6iRTKQIPRf/?taken-by=metrolosangeles Newsflash!: The California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved SB 767, which would allow Metro to place a sales tax measure on a future ballot. [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. Why Congress can’t solve America’s infrastructure crisis (The Atlantic) An [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! Have bike, will ride train — if only Metro will provide bike lockers (L.A. Times) Good opinion piece by Nicolas Goldberg. His dilemma: he wants [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. First fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards announced for trucks (L.A. Times) Emphasis on the word “first.” Although trucks and heavy vehicles make [continue reading]
In case you need a reminder that you’re endangering the lives of others when screwing around with your cell phone when behind the wheel, then check out the above, courtesy of the folks from Pixar. Too bad the video doesn’t also tackle the issue of distracted walking: I can’t begin [continue reading]
