Things Said on Twitter: Today in history, 2003 edition: @metrolosangeles cuts the ribbon on the Pasadena Gold Line. https://t.co/ytAs9dXrRQ pic.twitter.com/bMNKjXGlZY — Laura J. Nelson 🦅 (@laura_nelson) July 26, 2016 Past [continue reading]
Things to read whilst transiting: •National Geographic has dedicated its entire May issue to Yellowstone National Park in honor of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary this year. The great [continue reading]
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their [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! Garcetti offers back to the basics in first State of the City speech (L.A. Times) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the new carpool lane [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Gov. Jerry Brown wants China aboard California’s bullet train (L.A. Times) The Governor also [continue reading]
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. Opening soon(ish) Utah Transit Authority to open new commuter-rail line in December A 45-mile extension of the Salt Lake-area’s FrontRunner commuter rail line [continue reading]
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. Wellington, New Zealand, transit network gets a makeover from Jarrett Walker Friend of the blog and Human Transit writer Jarrett Walker has [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 Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Senate passes bipartisan overhaul of highway, transit programs; House action [continue reading]
Transit agencies across the U.S. have been waiting with baited breath to find out if their projects would qualify for New Starts funding from the Federal Transit Administration. If New Starts sounds familiar, it should: it’s the same program through which the Regional Connector and Westside subway are slated to [continue reading]
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. Detroit abandons light rail dreams, plans BRT routes In past editions of this series we’ve looked at the woes of public transit in [continue reading]
