As many of you likely know, the Metro Board of Directors in February approved launching a feasibility study of congestion relief pricing, which is the use of tolls to manage [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. Why Congress can’t solve America’s infrastructure crisis (The Atlantic) An [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. https://twitter.com/andreacline/status/524734474051801088 Rail to River moves forward (Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas website) The post concerns a motion by Supervisor and Metro Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas that asks Metro to supply $2.8 [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. Pick your social media poison! Editor’s note: Hello Source readers. I’m traveling this week and will be mostly away from the blog — but wanted to catch up to the [continue reading]
THE ART UNDERGROUND – NYC SUBWAY from Tim Sessler on Vimeo. Nice video shot by Brandon Bloch and Tim Sessler for the New York MTA, highlighting some of the art work in the New York subway.
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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. The odd link between commute direction and marital satisfaction (The Atlantic Cities) A new study [continue reading]
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. R 2 Me Too (City Watch) Public transit supporters in Los Angeles County are excited about Assemblyman Mike Feuer’s proposal to fast-track the transit, [continue reading]
Photo by QSC TMC 295, via Flickr creative commons Nice shot of the New York subway in one of its above ground sections in Brooklyn with the moon rising behind it. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to [continue reading]
Elizabeth Carey Smith recently gave birth and during the last four months of her pregnancy, she carefully tracked how often other passengers on the New York City subway volunteered to surrender their seat so that she could sit down. A graphic designer by trade, Smith made the above poster to [continue reading]
photo by John Ox, via his Flickr photostream A nice little slice of life in a Garment District subway station in New York City. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to sourcemetro@gmail.com. The photos we’ve featured can be seen [continue reading]
