How We Roll, June 8: and in other news…
Welcome to our almost daily roundup of transpo headlines and other happenings at Metro. Please feel free to comment on anything you like or…don’t like quite as much…in this post. Art [continue reading]
How We Roll, June 6: Crenshaw/LAX Line progress, bees and the impact of parking on transit ridership
Art of Transit: Dept. of Bees, Purple Line Extension edition: Removed these beauties from an excavator on site, at the Purple Line Project for @metrolosangeles. They love the bees as [continue reading]
How We Roll, June 5: Wonder Woman never misses her bus
Nice video from Lucia Phan of our Purple Line Extension team on the work underway to build a new subway station below traffic passing overhead at Wilshire and La Brea. [continue reading]
How We Roll, June 2: climate change gets its day in the sun, sort of
Art of Transit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (@metrolosangeles) Things to listen to whilst transiting: I’m greatly enjoying season [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 30: emerging from the holiday weekend
I hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend and was able to get in some R&R. Need something to read whilst transiting today? Try this New Yorker story about efforts to bring virtual reality to the office to help workers escape — at least digitally — the tedium of their [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 23: bus restructuring, Eastside Gold Line, U2, Kung Fu vs Star Wars
Purple Line Extension progress: Thank you for your patience, streets are now open on Wilshire Bl near Fairfax Av. More info on Fairfax Decking here: https://t.co/v8LIrnqdrQ pic.twitter.com/Few5YHjnMM — Metro Purple [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 9: what is the best transit accessible burger in L.A. County?
Things to read whilst transiting: The New Yorker asks “is the gig economy working?” The answer: sometimes, but perhaps at the expense of low income earners. If you were considering chunking the regular job for days spent driving an Uber or Lyft or task-rabbiting…read this first! Art of Transit: Metro [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 4: every train needs a fireplace, right?
ICYMI: There are several upcoming outdoor movie screenings in Metro Rail-friendly parks in our region. I happened to be walking my dog near Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 2: FWIW, Metro has a climate action plan
Art of Transit: LA 2024 — the committee overseeing the bid to secure the 2024 Summer Olympics — recently issued new renderings of proposed sports venues. The Sepulveda Basin facilities would [continue reading]
How We Roll, May 1: the key to improving New York’s subway service
Multimodal Music: Multimodal Symphony from Will Geary on Vimeo. Key to Improving Subway Service in New York? Modern Signals (N.Y. Times) New York’s subway ridership has been up in recent years, but [continue reading]