One of our goals at The Source is to give attention to novel transportation ideas found elsewhere — whether it’s innovate ways to finance transit projects or finding better ways to share bus schedules with the public. With that in mind, we turn our attention to a transit pass program [continue reading]
The Metro web team has revamped the Service Advisories feature on Metro.net with an interface facelift and improved functionality to make it easier for Metro bus and rail riders to stay on top of service issues that may affect their travels. What’s new? Here’s a list of features that have [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”362″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIsQuoFXwe4[/youtube] In a post earlier today we told you about a $6.6 million federal grant to help fund Metrolink’s efforts to install Positive Train Control (PTC) along its commuter rail system. But what is PTC exactly? This informative video from Metrolink features some nice computer animation that explains [continue reading]
Suppose you’re out and about in LA, and you’ve got a spare hour. What to do? Where could you go? How far could you go? Thanks to Mapnificent, it is now possible to figure out just how far you could roam within a certain period of time in the Los [continue reading]
Metrolink has launched a new mobile website that allows its patrons to access vital information about the commuter rail system while on the go. A Google Maps enhanced trip planner, service updates from Twitter, schedules, a system map and station information are all accessible from the new mobile-friendly interface. I [continue reading]
Recently returned from meetings with Beijing transportation officials concerned about a wildly expanding traffic knot in this populous city, Metro’s Deputy CEO Paul Taylor discussed the global implications of traffic management on KCRW’s design and architecture show hosted by design editor Frances Anderton. Listen in online at kcrw.org. Taylor returned from [continue reading]
Metro has begun to implement changes to the online Regional Trip Planner – namely an updated design and Google Maps integration. The visual design has been updated to match the look and feel of the redesigned Metro.net website, the language has been updated to be more user-friendly to first time [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”475″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYtmrTAg_dQ[/youtube] Metro provides digital timetables for each of its 191 bus routes and 5 rail lines in the PDF format. While PDF is a universally accepted format, and an accessible one at that, I find PDF documents to be a bit disruptive when browsing for vital information – [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=4035864] Yesterday we told you how to sign up for text message service alerts from Metro’s Twitter account @MetroLAalerts. Commenter B. Kuo brought up an idea – something that some at Metro have been kicking around for a while – suggesting that Metro should have multiple service alert Twitter [continue reading]
Metro’s Twitter account for service alerts, @MetroLAalerts, has been around since the beginning of this year and provides daily updates on rail and bus service issues throughout the Metro system. Unlike the more generalized @MetroLosAngeles Twitter, @MetroLAalerts is reserved strictly for service updates. Despite the potential usefulness of @MetroLAalerts, the [continue reading]
