photo by Jason Allies, via Flickr A well composed and colorful — especially for a rainy day — shot of a streetcar in Toronto. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to sourcemetro@gmail.com. The photos we’ve featured can be seen [continue reading]
Below is the written testimony submitted to the Congressional transportation funding hearing this morning by Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Member Antonio Villaraigosa. I think it’s worth noting that both Mayor Villaraigosa and Supervisor Don Knabe — here is his testimony — emphasized that changes in federal law sought [continue reading]
A joint hearing was held in Westwood this morning of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The respective chairs of those committees, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. John Mica, were both in attendance. Both will play big roles [continue reading]
Here is the news release from the Expo Line Construction Authority: COURT DISMISSES NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP’S CHALLENGES TO DELAY EXPO LINE Phase 2 of the Expo Line project from Culver City to Santa Monica takes another step forward as the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of [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. How Hard Will the Senate Fight Back Against House Spending Cuts? (Streetsblog DC) Last Friday, the House approved a budget bill for [continue reading]
photo by Simone De Michelis, via Flickr Go ahead and see if you can guess the city where this photo was taken. The answer is after the jump. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to sourcemetro@gmail.com. The photos we’ve [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 After 8:15pm, Blue Line trains run every 30 minutes due to construction work for the future Expo Line. Please see schedule here. [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. And when it comes [continue reading]
A 40-year-old woman died after being struck by a southbound Blue Line train at 103rd Street in Watts about 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. The accident is being investigated. The light rail line resumed normal operations about 7 a.m. Metro urges all pedestrians and motorists to follow safety rules and laws [continue reading]
As many of you already know, replacing the bridge that carries Mulholland Drive over the 405 freeway is part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. The main aim of the project is to build a carpool lane on the northbound side of the freeway between the 10 and 101 [continue reading]
