I’m in catch-up mode again. Lots to discuss… Building L.A.’s rail system will create thousands of jobs. Can a transportation boarding school fill them? (LAT) Good coverage of plans by Metro and Los Angeles County to build a boarding school in South L.A. for students interested in careers in transportation. [continue reading]
Art of Transit Photos courtesy Mickey Labrador Two good views of the future Expo/Crenshaw Station on the Crenshaw/LAX Line. The pics showcase a decked Crenshaw Boulevard and some of 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]
Things to read whilst transiting: Overlooked, a New York Times project to add obituaries for remarkable women who the paper overlooked when they died. Things to read 2: NYT tech columnist Farhad Manjoo got all his news from print newspapers for two months and turned off news alerts. How’d it [continue reading]
Art of Transportation: My exile to Cincinnati has entered its 22nd day (parents versus old age versus the American health care system) so if you notice a certain tone of [continue reading]
Good morning everyone! If you happen to be in Cocoon Coffee in Mason, Ohio, this morning swing by my table and say hello. Attentive Source readers know that I am [continue reading]
One of the agency’s most intriguing projects — Metro MicroTransit — takes a nice step forward today when at 2 p.m. Pacific time, Metro releases its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the pilot program on our Vendor Portal. MicroTransit is basically a small vehicle that you can order (like you would [continue reading]
You might have heard some buzz that Metro is working to bring a new service known as “MicroTransit” to the region through a pilot program. What exactly is it? Details [continue reading]
More on the monorail story we mentioned yesterday…. L.A. mayor thinks a monorail over the 405 Freeway could tame traffic gridlock (LAT) During a radio interview earlier this week, L.A. [continue reading]
Art of Transit: LA 2024 — the committee overseeing the bid to secure the 2024 Summer Olympics — recently issued new renderings of proposed sports venues. The Sepulveda Basin facilities would [continue reading]
