The proportion of commuters who use mass transit to get to work varies wildly across the Los Angeles Metropolitan Statistical Area (which encompasses Los Angeles and Orange Counties). Source: 2000 U.S. Census. Last week, The Source mentioned an Australian study that concluded that perhaps the connection between higher density and [continue reading]
Metrolink will keep normal schedules for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, but with a special offer to bring a friend along for free. Metrolink ticket-holders are invited to bring one guest to ride for free on Metrolink trains. This first-of-its-kind promotion allows customers who have a valid one-way, [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. 16,000 potholes filled during intensive weekend ‘0peration’ (LAist) The headline says it all. The city had planned to fill anywhere from 10,000 [continue reading]
photo by cyclotourist, via Flickr A nice sunset shot from the bike path along the beach in Santa Monica. 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 in these galleries on [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 track maintenance after 8:15pm, northbound trains run 6 minutes later than regular schedule. Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:29pm, [continue reading]
Metro staff earlier this month proposed changes — including some cuts — to bus service that would take effect in June. Many readers of The Source and other blogs have understandably raised questions about their future commutes. I urge anyone who has questions to read this document posted on the [continue reading]
Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Chairman Don Knabe brought the “State of Transportation” Wednesday to a group of civic leaders from the Gateway Cities and South Bay regions of Los Angeles County at the Cerritos Library. The confab took transportation on the road, detailing highway, rail and other transportation projects [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 it’s good news to hear that Caltrans is beginning scoping work [continue reading]
Last August we embarked on a little experiment – we decided to open up the blog to our readers and give them the chance to tell us why they ride transit. We didn’t stop there though, we also decided to ask those who don’t ride to tell us why. The [continue reading]
Alex Smith is just a regular guy who happens to spend his days in a top-secret mountain laboratory (okay, it’s NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena), proclaims himself a “supergeek” and spends his nights feeding his inner nerd. He’s also a regular Metro rider who fills his commute – a [continue reading]
