photo by victoriabernal, via Flickr Here’s one more photo from Sunday’s big CicLAvia event, this one taken on 6th Street outside the First Congregational Church. I think the photo speaks volumes about the mood of the day — both of the participants and observers. Also, here’s a time-lapse video by [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 New Congress makes its claim on the budget (The Transport Politic) A last minute budget agreement on Friday kept the federal [continue reading]
From the saddle of my 17-year-old mountain bike, it sure looked like the second edition of CicLAvia was a big success on Sunday. The crowds seemed larger than the premiere event last October and the weather was perfect. It also looked like plenty of people, including yours truly, used Metro [continue reading]
Today’s launch of El Pasajero is big news, but another Metro blog recently got an update worth mentioning. Primary Resources, the official blog of the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive (or the Metro Library for those who prefer brevity), now has a shiny new URL and look. Primary [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SvSSehzrjA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] With little fanfare, an Expo Line train powered up and ran down the tracks for the first time today. The above video shows a test train leaving the Vermont Avenue station and heading west. Testing of the line will continue through spring and summer with a target date of [continue reading]
As of the noon hour here in Los Angeles, the members of Congress had not reached a budget deal — making the likelihood of a partial shutdown of the federal government on Saturday. Below is a letter sent by Federal Transit Administration chief Peter Rogoff to Metro and other transit [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. Forget the environment, high-speed rail is good for business (The Fast Lane) Well, don’t actually forget about the environment. After all, high-speed [continue reading]
It’s CicLAvia weekend, so your Sunday should be set… but what about the days before? Well, GOOD LA is launching this weekend with events Friday through Sunday at Atwater Crossing, up-and-comers The Naked & Famous are playing at The Echoplex tonight, filmmaker Kevin Smith is having an early premiere of [continue reading]
Metro’s new Spanish-language blog, El Pasajero, went live this morning. It’s the first Spanish-language blog by a transit agency in the United States. As I wrote the other day when posting the news release about the new blog, The Source and El Pasajero will be sharing some content and I [continue reading]
Metro has received the LEED Gold designation for sustainable energy and environmental design for its Gateway headquarters building adjacent to Union Station in downtown L.A. — an achievement shared by only a few transit headquarters buildings in the United States. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Existing Buildings/Operations and Maintenance [continue reading]
