Let’s start with a friendly reminder: rail service on the northern section of the Blue Line from Compton Station to 7th/Metro will be suspended and replaced by bus shuttle service beginning tomorrow (Saturday, June 1) through September. Also tomorrow, Blue Line rail service resumes between Compton Station and Downtown Long [continue reading]
Dept. of Taylor Swift: 7th and Metro Center makes a cameo in her new video. Dept. of Elon Musk: Yeah, he gets his own department on the Source. This thread [continue reading]
Art of Transport: How they build bridges in China. https://twitter.com/invisibleman_17/status/970682034917199874 Art of Transit: Real time arrival predictions pic.twitter.com/qnGSPDdqBy — Scott Frazier (@safrazie) March 7, 2018 Connecting the dots by transit [continue reading]
One of the key goals of the Los Angeles Union Station Forecourt and Esplanade Improvements Project is something pretty sensible: to make the it easier and safer to reach Union [continue reading]
Art of Transit Video of Transit The Militant Angeleno grabbed some good video on the Gold Line’s opening day. Pedestrian deaths make up a rising share of U.S. traffic fatalities [continue reading]
Art of Transit: It has been slow news-wise over the holidays. So I’ll do something different today and write about a quartet of issues we’ve seen often in the news [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. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: I take the train and just listen, Wilshire Boulevard to Venice Boulevard Mayor de Blasio is irked by a subway [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. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: [continue reading]
Here’s the press release from Caltrans: Los Angeles – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will re-construct curbs at various locations throughout Los Angeles County. Construction activities will take place daily, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through late spring. Some night work may be required. The following [continue reading]
The city of Santa Clarita held a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning to celebrate the completion of the McBean Bridge Widening and Bike Path Project. The project was funded with $3.775 million through Metro’s 2009 Call for Projects. The city contributed $3.088 million. The McBean Bridge Widening and Bike Path Project [continue reading]
