Angels Flight shut down by inspectors over damaged wheels (L.A. Times) After being open for a little more than a year, Angels Flight – the short funicular railway in downtown Los Angeles – has been shut down again due to signs of deterioration on the wheels of the rail cars. [continue reading]
The folks running Metro’s website deserve a pat on the back. L.A. Weekly has announced the 2011 winners for its Los Angeles Web Awards, and Metro took home honors for “Best Home Page.” Here’s their take: Need to make the switch to public transportation but feel like you have no [continue reading]
No Photoshop here — this photo making the rounds of Twitter this week appears to be of a legit bus advertisement in Hamburg. Here’s a better pic, via Flickr.
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 blog. Google maps get live transit updates (Google blog) The race to get more real-time bus arrival information to more customers is now [continue reading]
[vimeo width=”600″ height=”338″]http://vimeo.com/24572222[/vimeo] Roads that are safe for all modes of transport – automobiles, bikes and pedestrians – can prove to be a real challenge. While it’s common to blame whatever mode you’re not using for transgressions in safety, the above video proves that all mode users are guilty of [continue reading]
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 blog. Creating Pacific Coast Highway and other landmark projects from 1924 (Metro Primary Resources Blog) Over at our sister blog, Primary Resources, there’s [continue reading]
This is the fifth story in our series examining how L.A. County’s 30/10 financing model — and its national counterpart America Fast Forward — could help other cities around the country. Los Angeles’ image as the nation’s capital of cars and sprawl persists, despite its having among the highest number [continue reading]
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 blog. Los Angeles leads full-throttle dash for U.S. transit cash (New York Times) This extensive piece from Greenwire traces Los Angeles County’s ambitious [continue reading]
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 blog. The Virtues of Investing in Transportation (New York Times) Another day, another article about the need for the U.S. to get serious [continue reading]
The Los Angeles Chapter of the Urban Land Institute held a conference in Pasadena on Thursday to discuss transit-oriented development in the greater-L.A. area. The aim of the conference was to figure out a way to put more development around transit hubs. It’s a strategy embraced in many places to [continue reading]
