USC alumni, friends, family and supporters of the late Honorable Alfred Hoyun Song gathered earlier today at the unveiling of the Alfred Hoyun Song memorial monument. The monument is located in the plaza outside of the Metro Purple Line Wilshire/Western Station in Koreatown. Alfred Hoyun Song was California’s first Asian [continue reading]
Are you walking, biking, or skating CicLAvia this Sunday? Rest your weary legs in Grand Park, home to our favorite hot pink benches, spectacular Downtown views, and this weekend–the Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture! Presented by Grand Park and FilAM Arts, the 23rd Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Metro shouldn’t play the name game (L.A. Times) The Times’ editorial board says that it’s unseemly for the Metro Board of Directors to name transit stations [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Metro breaks ground on key downtown L.A. subway link (L.A. Times) Officials break ground on $1.4-billion Regional Connector (Downtown News) Coverage of yesterday’s groundbreaking for the [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! No, Carmageddon is not inevitable (Zocalo Public Square) In advance of tonight’s panel discussion at the Petersen Automotive Museum on “How to Speed Up Traffic [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! The Valley deserves to be part of L.A.’s transit revolution (L.A. Times) In this opinion piece, Matthew Fleischer says that it makes sense to upgrade [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Global shift to mass transit could save more than $100 trillion and 1,700 megatons of CO2 (UC Davis) Interesting new study from UC Davis that [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Are toll lanes elitist or progressive? (L.A. Times) With Orange County officials still considering toll lanes for the 405 freeway, the Times’ editorial board publishes [continue reading]
The coveted Golden Pylon Awards were handed out to the Southland’s top traffic reporters today at Los Angeles Union Station. The awards honor the reporters who keep the region’s traffic moving by promoting rideshare options such as carpools, vanpools, active transportation and public transportation. The Golden Pylon Awards are sponsored [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! North Hollywood/Zev Yaroslavsky Station? Stop the political madness! (L.A. Times) Op-ed writer Kerry Cavanaugh says renaming two Metro Rail stations after two current Metro Board Members [continue reading]
