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. Among the headlines: Crenshaw/LAX Workshops, Rail-Volution Updates, Is Removing Traffic Lights Beneficial?, Broader Impacts Of Transportation, End Of Parking Meters & More. [continue reading]
Blue Line Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes. Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:16pm, 8:46pm and every 30 minutes through 10:46pm, then 11:21pm. Trains from Transit Mall to Wardlow leave at 11:43pm, 12:13am, 12:43am, 1:18am, 1:25am and 1:43am. Southbound trains leave 7th St./Metro [continue reading]
The Metro Library is among some 70 exhibitors on tap for the 5th Annual LA as Subject Archives Bazaar this Saturday at the Doheny Memorial Library on the USC campus in downtown Los Angeles. Never mind that it’s free and transit-accessible. Those of you with a compelling interest in all things [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. In the news: L.A. Green District Competition, L.A. Car Culture vs. Urban Culture, What’s Wrong With Airport Connectors?, Crumbling America: $2.2 Trillion, and more [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]
Service in the Hollywood area of the Metro Red Line was delayed up to 20 minutes this morning following an incident at the Hollywood/Vine station. The incident occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m. when a man on the tracks was reportedly struck by a westbound train as the train approached the [continue reading]
photo by Roger Lim, via his Flickr photostream Roger took this beautiful photo last month in Singapore. Peruse through Roger’s photostream at the link above — there are a lot of great photos of street scenes in Singapore. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to [continue reading]
Under a misting sky, I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project contractors pounded and tore at the north side of Skirball Center Dr bridge in the early hours Wednesday, until the span over the northbound I-405 highway had been hauled away. One of three bridges to be demolished and reconstructed—the Sunset and [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDbIcK8Pe8o[/youtube] And while on the subject of transit safety (see previous post), I wanted to point your attention to Metro’s transit safety page. The page is new, nicely organized and there’s a small mountain of educational material targeted for children of all ages, as well as adults. Metro has already [continue reading]
The Phoenix area opened its first light rail line last year. The train runs at-grade with many crossings and the above photo demonstrates that transit officials there are still hitting the safety message hard. Here’s Valley Metro’s safety page, which includes this nicely produced video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZpT7C4sr0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
