photo/copyright by Freddie Scott, via Flickr A damp and foggy night at the Northport station on the Long Island Rail Road. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D (a digital SLR camera) and exposed at 1/15th of a second with an aperture of f/7.1, a 55mm focal length [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. Bullet train to Vegas seeks massive federal loan (Las Vegas Sun) The private firm that wants to build high-speed rail between Victorville [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]
photo by Justin Bailey, England. Via Flickr. This lovely photo from a snowy U.K. was taken in December from the Eastcote Station towards the end of the Uxbridge Branch of London Underground’s Metropolitan Line, which travels at ground level. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them [continue reading]
It’s a holiday for many readers today, so we’ll offer a few links for some light reading… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PN1YpMtPIpE#at=101[/youtube] Here’s the video for “Uberlin,” a new song from R.E.M. The video overlays lyrics on a transit map. New BART station brings infill to the Bay Area (Transport Politic) BART trains in [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. All Metro operated buses and Metro Rail trains that include the Metro Red Line, Purple Line Blue Line, Green Line and Gold Line will [continue reading]
Before we all take off for the long weekend, I thought I’d pass along an interesting article from Time Magazine titled The Stimulus Turns Two: How Obama Quietly Changed Washington. Author Michael Grunwald examines how competitive grants in the Federal Stimulus have reformed the way important investments are made. Here [continue reading]
Last week Metro CEO Art Leahy announced that the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Representative John Mica (R-FL), will be holding a field hearing this month in Los Angeles County to discuss our [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 [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. California: Florida’s HSR loss could be our gain (Transportation Nation) Florida’s decision to reject $2.4 billion for high speed rail has Transportation [continue reading]
