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. Driving’s back up…or is it? (New Republic) While the total mileage driven by Americans is at its highest level since 2007, the [continue reading]
photo by fiftymm99, via Flickr This very cool photo comes from Singapore and shows the elevated tracks for both the city-state’s light rapid transit and mass rapid transit lines; here’s a map. This photo has a lot going for it — the lovely lines of the elevated tracks, the contrast [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. Harbor Transitway Nightly Closure Due to ExpressLanes road work, I-110 Harbor Transitway will be CLOSED from 10pm thru 5am on each weeknight during the [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
The Border Grill green corn tamale with crema and salsa fresca was yummy, as were the fresh baked cookie ice cream sandwich from Sweets Truck and the lemon crepe from Crepes Bonaparte. But it was the Tornado Potato that had the longest customer lines at yesterday’s first Truckit Fest at [continue reading]
Metro will be holding its second round of community update meetings for the Westside Subway Extension Project Final EIR March 21 through 29. Among the updates will be a report on current geotechnical work and the status of the Century City Station. Here’s the news release with meeting dates: The [continue reading]
In this relatively new feature for The Source, I express actual opinions while working for government. Members of the media: please take any of these ideas and run with them — we could use the coverage! 1. I think one of the more interesting transportation policy debates these days pits [continue reading]
An effort is underway to improve the area around 10 stations along the Blue and Green lines in South Los Angeles. What’s to improve? Pedestrian access, better connecting the stations to neighborhoods, parking and possible development — to name just a few. The effort to draw up plans for the [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. For electric car owners, a way to share juice (New York Times Green blog) A new app called PlugShare would help electric [continue reading]
photo by Othon Leon, via Flickr This striking photo was taken in the Bonaventure station of the Montreal Metro — our first visit to that lovely city. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS5D Mark II with a shutter speed of .2 seconds, f/3.5 aperture, 16mm focal length and [continue reading]
