A press event is being held at Union Station this morning to promote the Transportation Security Administration’s new safety awareness program for the holiday travel season. Among the speakers will be Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Sheriff Lee Baca. Here is the TSA’s press release: LOS ANGELES — The [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDbIcK8Pe8o[/youtube] And while on the subject of transit safety (see previous post), I wanted to point your attention to Metro’s transit safety page. The page is new, nicely organized and there’s a small mountain of educational material targeted for children of all ages, as well as adults. Metro has already [continue reading]
The Phoenix area opened its first light rail line last year. The train runs at-grade with many crossings and the above photo demonstrates that transit officials there are still hitting the safety message hard. Here’s Valley Metro’s safety page, which includes this nicely produced video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZpT7C4sr0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
The schedule and associated closures for the Skirball Bridge demolition and reconstruction work activity has changed due to the contractor’s early completion of work on the section of the bridge that is located over the southbound I-405 freeway. The demolition work over this section of the Skirball Bridge has been completed earlier than [continue reading]
The Metrolink Board of Directors approved a contract on Friday for a positive train control system to prevent future collisions. The press release from Metrolink is below; Metro is one of the five local transportation agencies that funds Metrolink. Positive Train Control Moves Ahead at Metrolink Board of Directors Authorizes [continue reading]
The Board of Directors of Metrolink are scheduled Friday to vote on a contract worth up to $120 million for the installation of a positive train control system. The contract would be with Parsons Transportation Group. The technology was created to prevent trains from colliding. Metrolink has been pursuing such [continue reading]
I was in San Francisco recently wandering around the Duboce Triangle neighborhood west of downtown. One of the Muni’s light rail lines runs through the area and I couldn’t help but notice that within a two-block stretch it hit what would likely be the perfect trifecta of controversy here in [continue reading]
In the part one of this series, I discussed why I think kids should take public transit to school and I shared some of my own experiences as a parent. In part two I discussed some things to help you make the decision for you and your family. So you’ve [continue reading]
In my first entry on this topic, I discussed why I think it’s important for kids to learn to use transit and a little bit of my own experience with my kids. Is transit an option for your kids? Here are some things to help you figure that out – [continue reading]
Have you noticed all the commercials for backpacks and other school supplies? That means the kids are heading back to school. I know there are many families in greater Los Angeles that rely on public transit to get their kids to and from school. I also know that there are [continue reading]
