Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. For specific complaints and [continue reading]
photo by ieko1224, via Twitter I’ve lived in Chicago, New York and the L.A. area and I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen one of these on a subway. The photo was taken on the Red Line. Looks heavy! To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to [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 blog. Suggestions for a stripped-down high-speed rail project (Bakersfield Californian) With the state’s bullet train project still trying to secure funds for the [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
Here are a few images from photographer Gary Leonard’s pictorial on how the south half of the Mulholland Bridge came down the weekend of July 15 to 17. Above is a shot showing what the bridge looked like last Friday afternoon. The demolition began the evening of Friday, July [continue reading]
I wanted to point readers to a Metro staff report from earlier this month that looks at the six-year federal transportation spending bill being floated by Republicans in the House of Representatives. And it doesn’t paint a very pretty picture of what the bill would do to Metro: big-time spending [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 blog. Should the feds tighten ozone standards? (NPR) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to tighten the standard for how much ozone is [continue reading]
photo by Librarymook, via Flickr This moody photo was taken last December in a bus terminal in Mengla, China, which is near the border with Laos. The photo was taken with an iPhone and the Hipstamatic app. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s [continue reading]
Here’s the latest from the Expo Line Construction Authority, which is putting the finishing touches on phase one of the light rail line from downtown L.A. to Culver City:
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Lines 16, 18, 28, 53, 62 & 720 Due to community even the listed lines will be on detour between Wall St. & San [continue reading]
