photo by rockcreek, via Flickr A nice shot of an old streetcar at the National Capital Trolley Museum in Washington D.C. 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 [continue reading]
As mentioned in the previous post, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa testified about the 30/10 Initiative today. Here’s the press release from his office: LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa today testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), on the [continue reading]
There was some encouraging news on the 30/10 Initiative from Washington D.C. today. In testimony submitted to the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works, a key U.S. Department of Transportation official made it clear that in the view of the federal government, one key benefit of 30/10 is [continue reading]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [continue reading]
Go Metro Dining Map Metro’s fantastic customer-fed map of worthy restaurants near Metro stations is now posted. Responding to a Source request you peppered us with great ideas. It’s a good start. Want to share more? The Go Metro Dining Map icon in the sidebar the doorway. Step through and learn about restaurants you [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]
‘Why You Ride (or Don’t Ride)‘ is a series where you, our faithful readers, share your transportation routines in L.A. and your thoughts on how to make things better – read more about the concept here. Want to share your story? Take the survey here if you ride transit regularly, [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]
The Gold Line is back operating on both tracks with no delays. Problem that required trains to single track at the Highland Park Station, causing 20 minute delays, is resolved. What was happening: Gold Line trains were running every 20 minutes due to technical difficulties with an overhead catenary wire [continue reading]
Effective immediately, speed on the Blue, Gold and Green lines will be reduced to a maximum of 45mph until 8pm due to the extreme heat today This is only precautionary measure to ensure the safety of patrons. Speed reductions may result in a 5-10 minute delay. A determination will be [continue reading]
