Things to read whilst transiting: National Public Radio’s website is jettisoning reader/listener comments, which the site has posted since 2008. Why? NPR explains that more commenting is done on social media sites and only .06 of site users are commenting (although commenting a lot). Using Google stats, NPR also estimates that [continue reading]
Short things to read whilst transiting: there are still at least 29 people left in the U.S. (or rather a competition in the U.S.) who don’t know who won the [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. Newsflash! — From our Regional Connector team: Weighing in at [continue reading]
Each weekday, there are about 1.5 million boardings on Metro buses and trains across Los Angeles County. It takes a lot of energy to move all those people; fuel is needed for buses while electricity powers trains and Metro’s many facilities across Los Angeles County. In the past few years, [continue reading]
I spent the morning geeking out on a new report from the Federal Transit Administration that answers a question I’ve had and I’ll bet many of you have also pondered: what’s the impact of taking mass transit versus driving in terms of greenhouse gas emissions? It’s a natural question because [continue reading]
