Transportation headlines, Friday, April 27
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Expo Line’s opening launches rail service push to Westside (L.A. Times) The Times’ Dan [continue reading]
In case you missed it: recapping our Expo Line coverage
First, a plug: If you’re planning to attend this weekend’s Expo Line festivities, go ahead and subscribe to Metro on Twitter at @MetroLosAngeles, so you can follow our coverage in real time and share with us all your Expo thoughts and photos. Now, business: We’ll be the first to admit [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, April 25
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Carmakers In China rev up as industry shifts east (NPR) NPR visits the Beijing auto [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, April 24
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. A win-win scenario for Farmers Field (Los Angeles Times) In an op-ed in the Los [continue reading]
The art of transit
Here’s a particularly powerful photo of President Obama sitting on the bus in which civil rights activist Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat. It’s hard to imagine President Obama would be where he is today without the courage and determination of Parks and the thousands of men [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, April 23
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Clear the tracks, Beverly Hills (L.A. Times) A long editorial [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, April 20
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Beverly Hills City Council action may delay Metro vote on [continue reading]
What’s happening at other transit agencies?
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. Ride to ballgame on vintage train transports fans to another era The New York subway trains above enjoyed their heyday from the 1920s [continue reading]
Metro Orange Line Extension testing to begin Monday, April 23
In preparation for the grand opening of the Metro Orange Line Extension this June, Metro is preparing to start systems testing beginning Monday, April 23, for approximately three weeks. During this testing period, buses will intermittently run along the busway for testing purposes only. The testing will take place from [continue reading]