Metro extends its condolences to the victims in today’s subway shooting in New York City. “On behalf of the Metro Board of Directors, I would like to extend my deepest condolences for the victims of the tragedy that occurred today in Brooklyn,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board [continue reading]
Good morning. It’s been a while since we’ve perused the headlines and looked at where things stand at Metro. I had some time off and have been busy with some other work. But with lots going on, I’ll try to get these post up more often. •Metro’s current messaging is [continue reading]
It has been a while since we provided an update, so lots of ground to cover. Let’s start with today’s news: NEW: Californians are now REQUIRED to wear face coverings in public spaces. Together — we can slow the spread. Do your part. Wear a mask. LEARN MORE: https://t.co/xtXFwVeWc2 — [continue reading]
Happy New Year’s, folks. Some desk clearing… •If you missed it and have some time to kill, I managed (with hours to spare) to post our 2010s-in-review here. •For those of you who rode Metro to the Tournament of Roses, how did it go? Looked to me like all the [continue reading]
Self-driving Uber vehicle strikes, kills 49-year-old woman in Tempe (Arizona.com) Self-driving Uber kills pedestrian in Arizona, where robots roam (NYT) Exclusive: Tempe police chief says early probe shows no fault by Uber (S.F. Chronicle) The Arizona Republic reports the car was going about 40 mph, apparently didn’t slow down and [continue reading]
Art of Transit: Some pics from the Crenshaw/LAX Line taken last week. The most expensive mile of subway track on Earth (NYT) Feature: the case for the subway (NYT Magazine) [continue reading]
Art of Transit: Art of Transit 2: 1959 MTA Summer Funland Map. pic.twitter.com/9zCrIE2muy — John Gordon (@j6ordon) July 3, 2017 From the Dept. of Employment: LAPD Hiring Expo! pic.twitter.com/lBuNedztDc — [continue reading]
Welcome to our almost daily roundup of transpo headlines and other happenings at Metro. Please feel free to comment on anything you like or…don’t like quite as much…in this post. Art [continue reading]
Metro Bike Share news: More than 1,600 people have bought passes for LA County's week-old bike share program https://t.co/7rcqkWPjX6 pic.twitter.com/OmtV2ywTX7 — 89.3 KPCC (@KPCC) July 20, 2016 Bike share is [continue reading]
Reminder: the next public meeting to learn more about the draft spending plan for Metro’s potential sales tax ballot measure is Monday at 6 p.m. at the Marvin Braude Constituent Center in Van Nuys. There are meetings across L.A. County this month — the full list is here (scroll down). [continue reading]
