Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Cars at Curbside, Available to Share (N.Y. Times) The city of Hoboken, NJ, has teamed with Hertz to provide “a few dozen” cars for short [continue reading]
Over the last few days, we’ve been transitioning to a new email address for The Source at sourcemetro@gmail.com. We have for some time now been having technical issues with the old email address that made it very difficult for us to retrieve and respond to email. We finally got far [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Childhood obesity and transportation policy (Welcome to the Fast Lane) On his blog, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says that his agency is implementing and [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Chicago’s Transit Chief (Governing) This story serves as a good reminder that Los Angeles isn’t alone in the transit challenges it faces – even historically [continue reading]
Metro Blue-Ribbon committee says agency should focus on lines that the most people use (L.A. Streetsblog) A committee convened to look at the agency’s budget has issued its recommendations. The big one is that Metro should focus on providing service on major routes and corridors used by the most people, [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0lmhtH1B6o[/youtube] In between 1963 and July 1990, there was no mass transit that traveled by rail in Los Angeles County. I do not think it’s a coincidence that it was during this time that L.A. County — and, by extension, the rest of Southern California — cemented its reputation as [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. At the Wheel (Los Angeles Magazine) Los Angeles Magazine interviews Art Leahy, Metro’s CEO, about his plans for Metro and making L.A. a place where [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Something more important than free tickets (LAObserved) Longtime political reporter and editor Bill Boyarsky opines that he doesn’t see what the big hoo-ha is over [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFLuXnjiQLk[/youtube] We’re posting some b-roll here in case you missed the parade of flatbeds down Washington Boulevard and the afterglow of work crews dangling an 83-ton transformer from a crane early this morning. The installation of the first of 20 traction power substations — whose job it is to power [continue reading]
Here’s a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Hollywood and Mass Transit: Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime? (Huffington Post) Earlier this week in an “art of transit” post I expressed desire for [continue reading]
