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. The 24-Hour City: 104 Years Of Owl Transit Service In Los Angeles (Primary Resources) The Metro Library digs into their vast archives [continue reading]
photos by Hans Laetz, via submission On a visit to Washington D.C. in June, Hans took these photos of the new bike lane installed in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol Building. The Washington Post explained that the bike lanes were put in the [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Today’s Service Alerts Red/Purple Line Due to ongoing inspection of rail cars, some subway trains on the Red and Purple lines may be shorter [continue reading]
Last night Metro held its first public hearing for the Regional Connector project at the Japanese American National Museum in the Little Tokyo/Arts District, and more than 100 community members, including residents, civic and business interests, came out to weigh in on the draft environmental impact statement/report before the project [continue reading]
photo by ebtokyo, via Flickr An interesting view of the cab of an old Chuo Line train in Tokyo — looks very pre-computer age. 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 [continue reading]
In the harder than it looks department, Metro’s top bus operators and mechanics squared off in 100+ degrees heat in the giant parking lot of the Santa Anita Racetrack on Saturday. Maybe you’ve never even considered what it takes to operate a bus, or, fix a bus, or, get crazy, [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. WeHo officials hire firm to scrutinize subway DEIS/R (WeHoNews.com) The city wants to check the numbers in Metro’s draft environmental study for [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Today’s Service Alerts Red/Purple Line Due to ongoing inspection of rail cars, some subway trains on the Red and Purple lines may be shorter [continue reading]
Service on the Gold Line was briefly interrupted this morning when a 45-year-old man jumped from the Holly Street bridge and struck the rear of a southbound train. The man was transported to a nearby hospital with a broken leg and contusions. The incident has received some media attention.
I attended the public hearing Monday night in Beverly Hills for the Westside Subway Extension’s draft environmental impact statetment/report. It was pretty clear that among the more than 200 people who attended, the vast majority opposed a subway station from being built at Constellation and Avenue of the Stars in [continue reading]
