photo by Ken Szok, via his Flickr photostream A very nice shot of a Metrolink cabcar on a recent March morning in Pomona. This is the third time we’ve featured Ken’s photography in our “art of transit” series. His other two photos — also of Metrolink trains — are here [continue reading]
On a typical Wednesday in February 2009, over 120,000 vehicles flow east and west past Veteran Avenue on Wilshire Boulevard. If only one person sits in each car — not entirely impossible in Southern California, although unlikely — the number of people traveling on that stretch of Wilshire would exceed [continue reading]
Two more meetings have been added to the SR-710 Conversations series. They are: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 6-8 p.m. La Canada High School-Cafeteria 4463 Oak Grove Dr. La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 6-8 p.m. Ramona Hall Community Center 4580 N. Figueroa St. Los Angles, [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. Mass transit connector to LAX moves forward, but should it? (KCET SoCal Focus) A provocative post from writer Matthew Fleischer argues that connecting the [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Blue Line Due to Expo Construction, beginning at 8:15pm trains run every 30 minutes. Please see schedule here. Dates: through Thursday. Gold Line Due to system maintenance [continue reading]
The news release from Metro is below and here’s the link to a previous post about the rail yard: First Maintenance Facility in the Nation Metro Celebrates International Environmental Award Today the Metro rail yard for the Red and Purple Line subway became the first major rail maintenance facility in [continue reading]
Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this curated list represents what we think is cool and easy to get to. To plan your trip and to check all [continue reading]
photo by SP8254, via Flickr I like weather appropriate photos and this one certainly qualifies as the Sierra Nevada continues to get pounded by snowstorms this week. The roads to Yosemite were closed for a time and Mammoth Mountain has set a snowfall record with 589 inches this ski season. [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. Why Angelenos should take the bus more (KCET SoCal Focus) With the price of gas possibly headed toward $5 per gallon, Zach Behrens writes [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Blue Line Due to major Blue Line/Expo Construction, beginning at 8:30pm Friday and through Sunday at close, trains will operate only between Washington Station & Long Beach [continue reading]
