Expo Line praise, Orange Line rail, streetcar fever: HWR, Aug. 9
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) L.A. — the city of traffic jams — finds a way to get people out [continue reading]
Video: 63 years later, streetcar enthusiast takes the train again to Santa Monica
This is an awesome video, produced by our friends in the Los Angeles County Newsroom. The subject: Alan Weeks, 84, a retired Metro employee who was on the last streetcar [continue reading]
All you need to know about Expo Line
Hey Steve, when you lived in Santa Monica between 1996 and 2003 and then later covered politics and transportation as a reporter, did you ever believe the train would one day [continue reading]
Everything you need to know about the Expo Line extension to Santa Monica
Hey Steve, when you lived in Santa Monica between 1996 and 2003 and then later covered politics and transportation as a reporter, did you ever believe the train would one day [continue reading]
Q&A: everything you need to know about the Gold Line extension to Azusa
What’s the plan for opening day on Saturday? Merriment, joy, feasting and song, I hope. I’ve been writing about this project for the better part of a decade and once upon a time, [continue reading]
Q&A: 25 years and counting of Metro Rail, part two
The Metro Blue Line opened on July 14, 1990. Here’s the link to part one of our big anniversary Q&A. Will Metro Rail ever connect to LAX in some sort of [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, April 21
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: My second job is being a mom, Pico Boulevard to 120th Street. Sexual harassment rife on Paris trains (The Local) [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, March 20
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! Require bike helmets? There’s not [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, March 17
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! Today’s Zocalo Public Square profile [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, December 11
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. A photo posted by Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) on Dec 12, 2014 at 7:25am PST Calgary soaring transit use suggests high ridership is possible even [continue reading]