Why bother with traffic, parking and dangerous drivers? This Super Bowl Sunday is a great opportunity to hop on Metro Rail to visit some of the great establishments along the lines. We’ve compiled a list of 10 popular spots for sports viewing and revelry – all easily accessible by Metro [continue reading]
This week the San Marino Patch featured a story from local mom Lisa Montano who decided to buck the parental trend of playing permanent taxi driver and instead let Metro do the driving. Metro Line 79 serves San Marino along Huntington Drive and Montano takes advantage of the route to [continue reading]
L.A. Streetsblog recently ran an interesting post that pointed out that the number of carpoolers in Los Angeles County has declined between the year 2000 and 2009, according to Census Bureau numbers. The decline, Streetsblog suggested, should lead Metro to better evaluate whether it’s worth spending money on HOV lanes [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from the Expo Line Construction Authority: Los Angeles, CA (February 3, 2011) – Expo Line construction crews began installing components of pedestrian and vehicle crossing gates today, the first of many elements designed to help ensure the safety of motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and the more than [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]
photos by Steve Hymon One of the great things about being the benevolent dictator of The Source is that I get to choose which photos run each day in our “Art of Transit” posts — and I can even conveniently choose my own photos or other images that are more [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. A bus-only brouhaha (L.A. Times) A good editorial from the L.A. Times that sheds some light on the tough political battles public [continue reading]
In our Why You Don’t Ride (unscientific) survey we asked readers who don’t regularly ride public transit, “How do you feel about bus and rail?” Here’s how the answers panned out; 69% responded: I’d ride a bus if there was a route that served my needs. 97% responded: I’d ride [continue reading]
Check out this great video from McGraw-Hill Construction on tunneling for the 2nd Avenue Subway project on the eastside of Manhattan. The tunnel boring machines are kind of big, eh? Soil conditions are very different in New York than in Los Angeles, but the video gives a good basic idea [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. Wheels are rolling for a second ciclavia (blogdowntown) CicLAvia is coming back to Los Angeles on April 10 and its 7.5-mile path [continue reading]
