Japan

Transportation headlines, Thursday, October 2

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!  Metro shouldn’t play the name game (L.A. Times) The Times’ editorial board says that it’s unseemly for the Metro Board of Directors to name transit stations [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Justin C., via Flickr creative commons With California’s high-speed rail project chronically in the news these days, here’s a photo of a bullet train in Tokyo taken from the 40th floor of a high-rise tower. Great shot. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it [continue reading]

Today in the art of transit

Photo by James Szypula, via his Flickr page This nice shot of a folding bike — which are great for transit commuters — comes from the port city of Yokohama, Japan. This is Japan’s second appearance in our “art of transit” series and number three will be tomorrow. Of course, [continue reading]