Pics: the week in rider profiles by Zocalo Public Square
First things first: if you encounter Fawzi Yousef on the bus, he says it’s okay to ask him about the hair. Fawzi is from France and has been in L.A. [continue reading]
The latest Metro rider profiles by Zocalo Public Square
Here is a look at the Metro riders profiled in the past week by Zocalo Public Square as part of their ongoing series. Click here to read more about each of the above riders.
This week’s Metro rider profiles by Zocalo Public Square
Above are the Metro riders profiled this week by Zocalo Public Square, which is taking a year-long look at some of the many people riding the Metro system. Here’s the news release about the series of posts. In the past week, riders have included a musician, a clothes purchaser, a [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, weekend edition
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! Check out the past week’s Metro rider profiles by Zocalo Public Square as part of their ongoing #mylacommute series. New York’s shadow transit (New Yorker) Really interesting online [continue reading]
This week in Zocalo Public Square’s profiles of Metro riders
Zocalo Public Square has finished its first full week of profiles of Metro riders. The most recent profiles include commutes from Vermont Avenue to La Cienega Boulevard, Long Beach Boulevard [continue reading]
Zocalo Public Square to take a year-long look at your commute
In partnership with Metro, Zocalo Public Square today is beginning a year-long series of short profiles of Metro riders. The profiles can be found here everyday: http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/mylacommute/ I think the first seven profiles posted this morning provide a nice glimpse into the many different people and the wide variety of places they go on the Metro [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, December 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! NoHo ped tunnel construction underway, to connect Orange and Red Lines (Streetsblog L.A.) A good overview by Streetblog’s Joe Linton of Metro’s $22-million project to [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Thursday, Nov. 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. A little #ballroomdance getting underway at #UnionStation! #MetroPresents #LAUS #dancing #DancingClassrooms A video posted by Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) on Nov 11, 2014 at 5:31pm PST L.A.’s past and future railroad [continue reading]
Zocalo Public Square event Monday: are trains the future of L.A.?
Our friends at Zocalo Public Square have been all over transportation issues this year. That trend continues Monday night at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles (317 S. Broadway). Here’s the description from Zocalo: For a century, the hearts of Angelenos have belonged to cars and to flying machines, [continue reading]
Zocalo Public Square tackles the can-we-fix-traffic question at last night's event
Zocalo Public Square and Metro held a panel discussion Monday night at the Petersen Automotive Museum with an appropriate topic for the venue: what, if anything, can be done to speed up traffic in our region? A podcast of the discussion is above. KCRW traffic reporter Kajon Cermac served as [continue reading]