How We Roll, July 15: clearing the docket on a lazy Friday
The first six months of this year were crazy busy with two rail extension openings and the ballot measure. And now it’s a summer Friday and kind of quiet transpo-wise. [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, June 1
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. Vroom vroom: Zipcars now for rent at Metro Lines in LA [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, July 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. Pick your social media poison! Guest editorial: don’t destroy the Orange Line, improve it (Streetsblog L.A.) Annie Weinstock and Stephanie Lotshaw argue that there is no need to convert the [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, May 6
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! Here are two plans for an airport people mover (Curbed LA) The Curbed post is based on tweets from L.A. Times transportation reporter Laura Nelson, [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, March 32
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! Some awesomeness from the Toronto Transit Commission from last April 1. Why raise Metro fares when giving away free parking? (LA Streetsblog) Joe Linton argues [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, January 29
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! Talking headways podcast: rail to LAX? (L.A. Streetsblog) The Streetsblog podcast discusses connecting LAX to the Metro Rail system — and last week’s Board discussion [continue reading]
Swedish transit provider shows how to market a bus ride; check out the video
Great new transit ad from Vasttrafik, a transit provider in Sweden. As far as I’m concerned, it’s just further proof that transit agencies better put on their clever hats when it comes to marketing and providing service that can compete with the open road. As Angie Schmitt writes at Streetsblog: [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, Sept. 9
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 Transportation Headlines online newspaper, which you can also access via email subscription (visit the newspaper site) or RSS feed. Have a transportation-related article [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, August 23
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. Antonio Villaraigosa: Transit will keep L.A. competitive (Daily News) L.A. mayor and Metro Board chairman Antonio Villaraigosa pens this opinion column for the Daily [continue reading]
Streetfilms asks: What is CicLAvia?
The latest dispatch from Streetfilms — a member of the Streetsblog family — attempts to answer the fundamental questions of Los Angeles’ newfangled open streets event: What is CicLAvia? Why is it important? And what can you do when the streets are turned over from automobiles to people? Check out [continue reading]