I finally made it back to L.A., albeit 12 hours later than expected due to a weather-related flight attendant shortage on Delta Airlines. I’m in catch-up mode, so please forgive if I seem even further behind the news cycle than usual…. Things to read whilst transiting: What makes Berlin a [continue reading]
Good morning from The Source satellite office in Mason, Ohio, where I’m on parental-unit duty this week… From the Department of Twitterers Angry About Traffic: You have become what you [continue reading]
As most Gold and Expo Line riders know, trains have been rather crowded lately. In the past three months, new rail extensions have opened to Azusa and Santa Monica, bringing more [continue reading]
EXPO LINE: up to 15 min delays due to power issue near LATTC/Ortho Inst. Follow announcements. pic.twitter.com/FinL3t9nPS — Metro (@metrolosangeles) May 25, 2016 The issue began in mid-afternoon and work to repair is ongoing. The Expo Line is single tracking around the problem. There are also slight delays on the [continue reading]
EXPO LINE: up to 15 min delays due to power issue near LATTC/Ortho Inst. Follow announcements. pic.twitter.com/FinL3t9nPS — Metro (@metrolosangeles) May 25, 2016 UPDATE, 5:45 p.m. The issue has been fixed. Residual delays through the afternoon rush hour are likely. The issue began in mid-afternoon and work to repair is [continue reading]
This is an awesome video, produced by our friends in the Los Angeles County Newsroom. The subject: Alan Weeks, 84, a retired Metro employee who was on the last streetcar [continue reading]
Are any former Montreal Expos available to ride the #ExpoLine with us this weekend? — Off-Ramp (@KPCCofframp) May 16, 2016 #ExpoLine opens Friday and so does 1301 Colorado with @artcenteredu [continue reading]
Things to read whilst transiting: is there a train filled with gold buried beneath the mountains of Poland? Read this article in the New Yorker about this Indiana Jones-ish story that involves World War II. You can guess the bad guys. Hey Beyonce: The Rose Bowl is in Pasadena. Art [continue reading]
Find “More to Explore” on the Expo Line to Santa Monica! Below are some fun places worth checking out for your shopping, eating and entertainment needs, all easily accessible from the seven new stations on [continue reading]
In part two of our podcast trilogy looking at the Metro’s budget for the coming fiscal year, Steve and Drew look at some of the construction projects and programs that consume 40 percent of Metro’s $5.6-billion budget. Here’s last week’s podcast providing a budget overview. Need something to read? The [continue reading]
