Dodgers-Yanks!?, smog, housing: HWR, July 2
Dept. of Careers: There are some high-profile jobs open at Metro in some key positions — jobs important to the well-being of L.A. County. Feel free to share with colleagues, [continue reading]
How We Roll, Nov. 3; with a TAP card, Supergirl could be invincible
As many of you know, the L.A. area has always had a shortage of superheroes, who tend to congregate in the more vertically-oriented and subterranean East Coast towns. Even Tony Stark [continue reading]
How We Roll, Tuesday, September 8
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 1: Someone just lost her first #tooth [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, Oct. 23
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. Going off the rails on Metro’s rail cars (L.A. Times) This editorial says there still could be a glimmer of hope that rail-car manufacturer Kinkisharyo — contracted by Metro to [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, August 1
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! The value of fast transit (Transport Politic) As our very own Joe Lemon recently noted after a visit to the Twin Cities, the new light [continue reading]
The Transit Tourist: Minneapolis – St. Paul, Minn.
The Transit Tourist takes a look at other transit systems across the globe from the first person perspective of a visitor. What can Metro learn from how these other systems treat the uninitiated – and often bumbling – tourist? In previous installments of the Transit Tourist, The Source visited Chicago, Portland, [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, July 17
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 Transportation Headlines online newspaper, which you can also access via email subscription (visit the newspaper site) or RSS feed. First, let’s begin with an excerpt from the [continue reading]
What’s happening at other transit agencies?
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. Steelers, casino to foot bill for free transit rides on new Pittsburgh line Here’s an interesting tidbit coming in over the wire: The [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, Sept. 21
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. Automated license plate readers at Metro parking garages? (Plus Metro) A brief look at an item on tomorrow’s agenda for the Metro [continue reading]
Minneapolis Post asks: Could America Fast Forward work for the Twin Cities?
Over the past several weeks, we’ve been running our ongoing series where we ask the question: How could America Fast Forward work for other cities around the country? Well, Minneapolis was definitely on our radar, but it looks like Minneapolis Post writer Steve Berg beat us to the punch. In [continue reading]