How We Roll, Earth Day edition
Things to read whilst transiting: •National Geographic has dedicated its entire May issue to Yellowstone National Park in honor of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary this year. The great [continue reading]
Metro’s Green Places: reimagine and reinvent public spaces
Today is Earth Day, the one day a year everyone super cares about the environment. So hopefully you’ve elected to leave your car at home and give walking, biking or [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 21: another hot year, Expo vs driving
Streaming coverage and music today from Prince on The Current in Minneapolis, one of the nation’s great radio stations. And here’s a NYT profile of Prince from 1996. Can we all [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 20: a tale of two cities and two approaches to signal priority for trains
Things to read whilst transiting: A Pulitzer went earlier this week to the great New Yorker article about the Pacific Northwest’s earthquake challenges and the lack of response to it [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 19: the new train to the plane in Denver
Reminder: there’s a community meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in Palmdale about Metro’s potential ballot measure. More info here. Things to read whilst transiting: •If you need proof that apes will one day surely rule, look no further than Buzzfeed, which actually has a post about what’s trending on Amazon. If [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 15: Blue Line, Expo Line, NoHo to Pasadena Express
Things to watch whilst transiting: Cool LAT video taken hundreds of feet above DTLA from a crane working on the under-construction Wilshire Grand. Things to read whilst transiting: NASA gently pushes back at climate change deniers on its Facebook page, so points out the Huffington Post. Art of Transit: Detectives investigate [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 14: a cringeworthy forecast for telecommuting, worshipers bemoan Westside traffic
Go Metro…to the NHL playoffs! The Kings play the Sharks at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday in a big first round matchup. Pico Station — shared by the Blue Line [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 13: potential ballot measure, bullet train routing, safer bike lanes in DTLA
Things to read whilst transiting: Sports Illustrated has a 100 best Kobe pictures gallery. And here’s the New Yorker’s fine 2014 profile of Bryant. Art of Transit: San Fernando Valley residents okay with one-cent transit tax, MTA poll says (Daily News) The headline doesn’t quite capture it. A public meeting [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 12: Gold Line extension ridership, strategic bus lanes
Art of Transit: What we learned about new Gold Line riders may surprise you (SGV Tribune) In the first four weeks of the Gold Line extension of Azusa, the number of “taps” at the new stations grew from almost 4,000 in the first week to nearly 5,000 in the fourth week. [continue reading]
How We Roll, April 11: required reading on America’s infrastructure woes
Things to listen to whilst transiting: Fun episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour on four movies so bad that they’re good. I won’t give away the list, other than to [continue reading]