From the Dept. of Welcome to My Chocolate Factory: RIP, Gene Wilder. I think “Willy Wonka” was one of the first movies I ever saw in a movie theater. And “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Silver Streak” and “Stir Crazy” were all fun movies back in my more youthful days of [continue reading]
From the Department of Tweets About Traffic Signal Priority: For those still wondering about Expo Line signal priority, I'm told @metrolosangeles's "Office of Extraordinary Innovation" is studying it. — Laura [continue reading]
Art of Transit today is from our friends at the National Park Service: View this post on Instagram A post shared by National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) If you’re looking at this photo and you not hearing the same five musical notes repeatedly rattling around your imagination, then you are in dire [continue reading]
With the Rio Games in full swing, Metro’s and LA2024’s efforts to bring the Games closer to home continues today when Mark Spitz — yes, the Mark Spitz, the nine-time Gold Medalist in [continue reading]
Dept. of Funding: I’ve been meaning to post this as it’s a good project. Metro has done pretty well with the federal TIGER grants over the years. One reason: L.A. County has local money via our three existing sales taxes. Those dollars attract federal dollars. Art of Transit: https://twitter.com/ShelleyESPN/status/764557407066271744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Metro [continue reading]
Let’s face it: the Rams are long overdue avenging their losses to the Cowboys in the NFC title games following the ’75 and ’78 seasons. So what if most and/or none [continue reading]
Love this @NewYorker cartoon from 1925. pic.twitter.com/mXzh49OlYD — Laura J. Nelson 🦅 (@laura_nelson) August 9, 2016 For those of you who, like me, think our species’ paths will still diverge… 2day is IntlDay of the World's Indigenous Peoples', a @UN focus on #humanrights | #WeAreIndigenous @UN4Indigenous pic.twitter.com/H6ETST8mxo — Day'sEdgeProductions (@DaysEdge) [continue reading]
From the Dept. of Coming Very Very Soon: A brief glimpse at new NoHo pedestrian underpass. More info on opening date to come later this week! pic.twitter.com/90MMIeeiSG — Metro (@metrolosangeles) August 8, 2016 Things to read whilst transiting: I’ve moved on from the unfunny Seinfeldia to “Underground Airlines,” a new [continue reading]
Expo Line and Gold Line update: We’re well aware of some of the crowding that riders have experienced in recent weeks on the Expo Line and Gold Line. Some good news [continue reading]
The Rams finished last season 7-9. But they were 4-2 in the tough NFC West and the Seahawks, Cardinals and 49ers all have their own issues. So who knows: maybe [continue reading]
