How We Roll, Oct. 21; Back to the Future
“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads….” –Doc Emmett Brown The subject of Back to the Future Day came up in my beer league hockey locker room last night. The [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 20: air quality at CicLAvia, why millennials alone can't change car culture
Art of Transit: Anticipation of Transit: Study: the air on the CicLAvia route is cleaner than normal (Curbed LA) Let’s file this one under “duh!” But for any remaining doubters [continue reading]
Upcoming How to Do Business with Metro workshop focuses on Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Program
Veterans and veteran business owners are invited to the How to Do Business with Metro workshop on Tuesday, November 10. The workshop will provide information on the Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise (DVBE) Program. The event will be held at Metro Headquarters: 3rd Floor, Board Room One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90012 [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 19: Velotopia, closing gaps in river path, ride-share and business travel
On the art of transit: On exciting things to come: Photos from early Friday morning showing the arrival of one of Metro’s new Kinkisharyo P-3100 rail cars. Once testing is [continue reading]
Photos: Taste of Soul 2015
Taste of Soul 2015 was a successful event this past Saturday, Oct. 17. More than 350,000 people from all over Southern California enjoyed the music, food and festive ambiance of the family festival, now on its 10th anniversary. One of the most convenient ways to get to the event was from [continue reading]
Blue Line resuming normal service
Update: 2:56 p.m.: Power has been restored on the Metro Blue Line, and trains have resumed service between Willowbrook and Artesia. Blue Line customers should expect some residual delays through the next hour as train attempt to recover their regular schedule. On behalf of Metro, thank you to all affected riders [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 15: are mass transit and L.A. compatible?, a fare idea from N.Z.
Art of Transit: Tweetalicious: #Dodgers fans please consider @metrolosangeles to get to Dodgers Stadium this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/VWriAReJYt — Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) October 15, 2015 #TBT to aerial shots of [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 14: Silver Line platform update, S.F. luxury bus post mortem
Art of Transit: From the Department of It’s Important: Dive into the weeds and learn about Metro’s potential 2016 ballot measure and long-range plan update. Work is well underway to [continue reading]
Safety ambassadors on new Gold Line route
We’re getting closer to learning the official opening date of the Foothill Gold Line Extension — to be announced October 22! — but in the meantime, Metro already has safety [continue reading]
How We Roll, Oct. 12: transit vs gentrification, fare increase study, DTLA rising
Art of Transit: Newsflash!: If you haven’t seen, here’s a Metro staff update on work to update the agency’s long-range plan and a potential ballot measure in Nov. 2016 [continue reading]